in the dark of my soul's heart
a tremble begins
soft subtle tremor ascends
a shattering crescendo
song of my secret pain
torment long buried
darkened butterfly seeks release
bloody wings unfurl

you see this tragic pageant
comedy of errors
you view this all detached
entity untouched
no crimson stained hands
nothing to betray
your skeletons securely restrained
beneath the sane veneer

so civilized the mind
which condemns
painful truths left untold
it's all so safe
what you can never reveal
rotted core
the heart of darkest Eden
remains an ashen memory