Soul Pilgrim

The complexity of my simplicity
may leave you to believe true
deceptive thoughts at the cost
of a friendship lost.
The evolution of my emotion
can be viewed as the notion
of a cold-hearted being
torn apart at the seams
but what you fail to see is me
a grand transformation
a flood of education, indignation
is the feeling you possess
for your heart was undressed
when once caressed and blessed
as it beat uncontrollably in your chest.
And although I need you, I greet you
with no more than a friendly gesture
and although I sequester,
the thought of you does pester, and fester
in my mind for a time
so through rhyme I decline
to refrain from the pain
I just accept it, reflect it
and move forward, move toward
the end goal, the prize is ten-fold
the effort put in, strong winds
cloud my thoughts, I'm at odds
mental pause, at a loss
of words, so I'll listen to the whispers
and find myself
through my brothers and sisters.

          - Marc