Carnival Evermore

Myriad of unlit roads,
One impossible choice.

Reaching for discarnate life,
Palms facing indiscriminate heavens.
What sins these hands committed,
Undeserving of light’s touch.

Mist cast into aureole, unwanted,
Hit by heavy hammer of cruel destiny.
Wandering forevermore in self-made prisons,
Fingers trailing crimson on perishing walls.

Hasty strokes on frozen worlds,
Masks springing from lifeless canvas.
Eyes longing for forlorn dreams,
Happiness allotted by figure cloaked.

Cracks in sun bleached cobblestone,
Engineering the crumbling state of our withering hearts.
Oh, sorry soul, drink up, your invigorating elixir,
Inject your dreams into perilous veins.

One impossible choice,
Keep playing senseless games.
Sever the sacred ties left standing,
Till the pain is only me.

One impossible choice,
Set aside unforgiving time.
Stroll into jovial sea,
Till only water fills your thoughts.