Justice

I may be addicted to the loneliness of life.
As hearts pass me by
like lights on a cool summer's night,
darkness surrounds my soul,
feeding a ravenous emptiness with guilt.
I feel and watch and listen
to others grounded in their security.
Hapless smiles of contentment
haunt my dreams.
Motherly lips kissing average foreheads;
Glowing cheeks of middle class pride;
Love hides in bitter solitude
as I am eaten from within...
Nightly
I awake the fear,
calling to my uncontrollable beast
to love and protect me...
Nightly
I let it in
and coldly stare into hellfire
as it lights up the anteroom of a thought.
Soulfully I search for the telling Truth,
but he does not raise his head or speak;
Nor does he listen to the pain.
I ask for Hope , Faith and Belief,
my lonely friends,
to stand shoulder to shoulder with me in my darkness...
Hope walks towards me,
holding an unborn Fate in her twisted arms
and slowly,
crying in the distance of a lost chance,
Faith bows her head in shame
as Belief begs for merciful Justice
to pass judgement on my life.
Justice reflects on my salvation
and smiles, with Pity , on a future;
Mine , ours , yours,
to define...

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