I weep for you
And for us. All of us.
The storm rages on inside
A velvet heart,
Ripping it to pieces,
Tearing it apart.
If I could bleed outside,
I would -
But I suffice to bleed from within.

I feel for you
And for us – the whole lot of us.
I can’t walk too darkly lest
The world shakes beneath my feet,
And I stand from afar and wish
That good fortune be yours to meet.
I am on that crucifix
Outside my fair window -
But I suffice to bleed from within.

Echoes of this sad refrain
Won’t bounce off these walls
And my screams of outrage sure
Won’t save our noble cause;
But I know I’m not without cause
To bleed from within.

Written 2/8/2008
© 2008 Nicole Nicholson. All Rights Reserved.