Edelweiss

 
pierces to flesh  
ache within touches of the callous  
tattooed to me  
are your confessions and I burn with them  
 
you told me of your nature  
how it mocks you  
being scarred with the hatred  
of your own betrayal  
 
with a Sadistic bent  
I was treated as always  
your whipping post for failures  
real or imagined  
 
the cherished birds of the air  
with their cluck, cluck, cluck gossip  
hold more power to sway you  
 
in your palms, I whisper prayers  
to the deity over jealousy  
begging you not covet this last  
bit of dignity covering me  
 
little flowers flowing in the notes  
make this seem less the void you intended  
when you first sentence me here  
 
don't get vengeful  
in the ways of lost deities  
crucifying me to a vice  
 
with curses on the wind  
just pretend you don't see me