In a world of compromise

how very simple

some things are...

I will forever be reminded

of the price I paid

in trusting you

whenever I suffer,

pain sucking the marrow

from out of my bones

as rage stalks the night

like a thief

penetrating every pore

reducing me in a flash

consuming my pain...

Pain-free and candle-bright

a thousand eyes has the night

and I'm here to stay

riding the ancient highways

a wild journey on the backbone

of night

off and running

determined to forget

as my rage still stalks me

like a thief.