Forgiving

Aimless footfalls traverse
uncertain  unknown
chilled concrete slabs stand
marking down a memory
murdered

head down, heart defeated
just a murmur weeps
cross cutting the darkness
a gasp in time

holding on, as pain
chokes out life
left scattered on the bend
where remembrance pretends

smoldered embers still serenade
painted dreams
floating along in ecstasy
left, to be alone
drifting now off to the sea

I'm getting naked tonight
stripping myself bare
undressing all my inhibitions
disrobing all of this fear

dropping in here with the innocent
drenched in murky waters
floating without a doubt cast
aghast, not forgetting the past