What is Left to Trust?

How 

Long

Can 

One

Sustain

The 

Bearing

of

False

Witness

Upon 

Themselves?

Whether

Mirror

or

Stilled

Water

Presented

for

Reflection

Constantly

Creative

Evasion

Required

Lest

Otherwise

To

Reckon

With

the

Eyes

of

The 

Undead

Solace

Sought

In

Another's

Script

Words

Of

Liberation

Their

Recipe

to 

Define

My

Freedom?

Intellectual

Defense

Bastions

Momentarily

Bolstered

While

Soul

Lies

Bereft

In

Exile

Dashed

Upon

the

Rocks

by

a

Tide

of

Desolation

&

Disconnection 

Excruciatingly

Numb

All

Attempts

To

Drown-out

The

Agonizing

Cries

of

an

Abandoned

Heart

Coming 

Up 

Empty

Does 

This

Mark

Victory

In

The

Race 

To 

The 

Bottom?

If

Only

Surrender

Were

Guaranteed...

R. O'Neill (February 05, 2019)