a million tears fall from the heavens
thorns prick my flesh
purification
through this suffering with a crown
contains my soul, locked
in a cedar embrace

shadows return showing images of bitterness
unify to embrace words which ring true
drying tears rest upon a fallen shoulder
corruption breathes in a new life, everlasting

your false love turned into my hate

the spreading wings of innocence
will fly away, forever grasping something that remains pure