Lashes still wet,
Heart still aching,
Wounds still fresh,
Emotions still racing,
Mind still wondering,
Keeps asking "why?",
Crying out for discerning,
with no apparent reply.

Feelings still torn,
Heart still confused,
Wisdom is born,
Out of folly's refuse.

Words still sting,
Heart still burning,
Pain still rings,
What can cease this yearning?

My soul is exhausted,
My heart, abused,
I've paid what it costed,
To win is to lose.

My demeanor is scarred,
My will has been bended,
Thoughts are no longer barred,
Actions can't be defended.

A lesson has been learned,
A price paid,
And though I’ve come out burned,
The inferno within still raves.