I wish I still had that necklace
She was supposed to be a notch on my belt,
but it was her smile that made my heart melt
After being swept away in memories of yesteryear,
the last thing I remember was, fog clouding my vision
Within the fields of the midnight garden,
my fate awakened
I struggled to see through the lens of an opaque scope
My soul, pained with survivor’s remorse
My free spirit was incarcerated and dying to roam
At some point I heard a voice say
“don’t you ever darken my doorstep”
I would be disingenuous
if I were to gloss over the pain I felt at that time
Clever and plotting to get over,
fast forward, karma bounced me off the rim
I found myself plummeting headlong
down the drain without a courtesy flush
After many years had passed,
I climbed from rock bottom to finally overcome
Mediocre efforts will yield meager results
My biggest fear is, that I am running out of time
inevitably, teardrops slide down closed caskets
After I unwound a coil of misery
I made a vow to not look back
I sacrificed everything to first fly, and then soar
Today, I feel worthy and well prepared
as I approach level, zenith
