Written in 2005 and appearing in the 2006 book Ronin in the Temple of Aphrodite, the poet expresses the will to transcend dysfunctional relationship.
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the shattered glass leaves fractured face
as witness to this crack'd sphere.
we place our bets on cold disgrace
and shed the patronizing tear.
so we are pierced or cut or bent,
to make a sport for others' glee.
their sin, for which - we - then repent
with broken heart on bended knee.
the healing hands cannot connect
and words cannot pass through the shell
of withered joy and crushed respect
that bricks us up inside this hell.
we pass along the bitter gall
that tastes of shadows in the night.
and bound are we to rise and fall
in seeking out the morning's light.
with time and luck and patience, yet,
we may arise in moult of flame
to spread our wings and shed regret
and dare, again, to seek our name.
William F. DeVaullt. all rights reserved.