Emotions...

Emotions riding high...
Tilting, falling, oh

Whispers of sudden gloom
Filling the air, choking
Like the smell of smouldering iron
Yes of acid on metal...

The pain, the shame
Sharp and lasting
Like piercing to the heart
Leaving alive, just barely

And yet she lives,
Scared but alive
Like a damaged good
Only more valuable

The senses awakened
Traumatized and fragile but still with life

Hot tears stream down the cheeks
Wetting the parched facial skin

And the heart?
A mosaic of a bittersweet life!