Cry My Redemption (Reflections of A Fallen Soul)
copyright 2016 K. Omodele
Ever wonder what point a heart hardens and drops?
Vulnerability buried in emotional plots
At fourteen years old began to lose control
when booze-infused rage batter-bruised my soul
Glass shattered, bond severed, head bloodied by shards
Plus my arms were too short to box with God,
So I mentally laced up; mind squared, face upped
“Never weak again!” Then streets called, raced up
Toed the ledge of the abyss watching life unfold
Mama asked me ’bout my scars I left my Truth untold
Images too raw, memories water boarded m’soul
swallowed whole; Internalized, turned cold -like snake
Shed skin, re-emerged. Don’t blink! Don’t feel!
Veins buzzing current, nerves hard-wired steel
Wounds heal, but dreams shrivel like raisins ‘gainst sun
Innocence suffered and drowned when soaked in rum.
Hook (Chorus):
Vulnerability ridded, heart hollowed out, pitted
I got notches in my skin that mark the day of my descent
Certain crimes I’ve committed, penitentiary fitted
I carve verses bleeding penance, shedding tears of my redemption.
Vulnerability ridded, heart hollowed out, pitted
These notches in my skin mark my day of descent
Certain crimes I’ve committed, penitentiary fitted
I put my pen to this paper and I cry my redemption.
Good words that flow from the heart more than the mind always keeps the readers' attention…. Needless to say, your writings never disappoint… be it prose, poetry, story or song….Bravo 🙂
Thank you. I really tried to write with restraint in this piece. It means a lot to me that you felt it.
Thanks again