Venom Bath of Sorrow

Splashing in the shadowed stream,

Where darkness drips and creeps, it seems.

A venom bath to wash away,

Or so I thought, but it makes me stray.

I stepped into the silent gloom,

A cut on my soul, a twisting wound.

Pain whispers softly, harsh and rough,

Searing lessons, maybe never enough.

Ouchie echoes in the night,

Suffer in the fading light.

Trying to find the healing way,

But the poison’s here to stay.

Venom bath, sink so deep,

Silent screams that I keep.

Cut too close, suffer long,

Hoping someday I belong.

Shadows dance with cruel delight,

Filling up the empty night.

A tender wound, turned to scar,

Living with the pain afar.

Ouchie’s stubborn trace,

Burning through this space.

Fight the ache, fight the blame,

Trying to forget the name.

Venom bath, sink so deep,

Silent screams that I keep.

Cut too close, suffer long,

Hoping someday I belong.

Wash away the poison, try to heal,

Hear the silent scream, what’s real?

Suffer still, but I will fight,

Find my way back to the light.

In the venom bath I stand,

Break the chains, command.

No more cuts, no more pain,

Just the hope to feel again.