i’m the outcast

on my knees

they are the gods

i could never please

fighting an eternal war

only for love and peace

naked and bound

praying simply for release

my bitter longings

for serenity

all the many attempts

to make them happy

attempts pathetic

futile and pointless

screaming words never heard

actions never seen

praying in the night

under cover of darkness

shadowed by my sins

lit by my violence

in search of perfection

never to be found

torn and bleeding
tears without sound

raindrops echoing

calling in the night

footsteps falling

blinded by light

words of promise

arms holding me tight

give me an opportunity

to hold on

to this serenity