Relentless ambition befriending amplified hope to shelved dreams,
climbing broken ladders fragile from repetition with quacking disjointed screams.
No magical bean sprouting from the ground to springing desire to a golden goose.
Hard toil wiping youthful glow burning green trees in my heart irrevocably without remorse or truce.
Mumbled prayers queuing patiently for an opportunity to be tossed in overflowed dust bins of irrational applications.
Destined to spectate happiness succumbing to shouldering heavy suitcases laden with dreams for others embarking on deserved vacations.

Oblivious to the rigorous axe tearing branches of my soul creating shelter for
despair to guest;
Adorned museums with trophies of extinguished happiness imprisoned in artistic portraits showcased in splendour stripped from a mind bereft of rest.
A slave in a garden of roses pruning and plucking torns with bleeding fingers for a master to...