A moment in feeling

Cigarette burns as my eyes become open,

long enough to see who I am in the mirror.

Shaking I scream out in painful regret,

knowing in this moment I am wasted.

Not enough tears to fill my sorrow,

endless torment burning my soul.

Seeing the image before me,

in this moment I feel again.

Life flashes through my reflection,

crying child now a broken man.

Everything lost in my purity,

nothing made clear to understand.

My vision is blurred to imperfection,

beautiful I once was, now just a hole.

Unbearable emotions crashing inside,

the waves of my sin filling my life.









Johnny Newell