the acts of the souless

your careless handling of my soul
bruised redemption another piece of my soul gone
sadness collects who she can
 
the delicate parts of my feelings recess to the shadows
forlorn they don't know how to pretend they love
they are cherry blossoms in spring
falling from the trees to never blossom
the wind carried their fragile petals away
 
what might have been, fell to the ground in dismay
brightly colored pain
true in my forlorn state
if you get a smile from me  
it will warm your soul
 
there are those whose joy is in watching my smile fade
cruelty is its own master
it is sent into the world
to harvest the beauty of the place
and leave the hopeful. hopeless
 
I have been struggling with my dark side
trying not to tap into it
but my sorrow has taken flight on butterfly wings
and Lady Dark was alerted and emerged
 
nothing gets past her
and she always gets even
she has an identic memory
she calls from up on high
and down below
she balms my hurt as she conjures
 
ashes to ashes dust to dust
you carry the pain of the guilty
it might not be today or tomorrow
but once you incur a debt
the reaper will get his due
and death does clear the claim
 
you will be pleasantly surprised
the universe keeps a great balance
and the karmic wheel is spinning
let's see where it lands
I'm a little giddy to see fate at work