Soul Soars still

and time has remained
heart bleeds
life empties
head fills
and a long procession of days
pass in solemn violation
tomorrows celebration of severed
words, the words, the words
fragile eggshell ether
the sounds of inactivity
macabre mysteries of mind
times away ever overwritting
lies loaned, ladled an lived in
dedicated each, defiant all
still vital, vivid
powerful and proud
places, cages, beds checked in
times checked out
the mirrors reflection misses
every absent save me
crafting careless
what's my use
patient biding mine
blackened sun
and hidden moon
I shine I fine
blind visionary vistas
bury my start at wounded free
clasp kept
rapt relented obliterate
soul stayed safe sound
depth beyond ...