Cremated trust,

Love burned to ashes

Soul turned to dust

Heart filled with doubt

Inside I shout:

“I believed your lies!”

You held my hand

I followed you

With open eyes.

And now I’m here.

I’m stuck…afraid.

I feel the light,

but can’t see the day.

Avoiding hurt,

Not taking chances.

I’m locked inside

my mind’s own fences.

You sentenced me to years

of mental incarceration.

I gave up control

to forgive myself,

and get off with

emotional probation.

My mind denied parole.

This guilt will kill my soul.

What’s left,

Accept damnation?