Beyond flowery shades
All I trust abates
In a clouded fray
That lies in wait

A careless stride
Draws me afar
In the coil of heartache
Where my inner workings spar

Caught within angst
I’ll tussle with fear
Withdrawn and tattered
In these seamless years

The unsheathe misery
Shall sever ties of old
In this fine tailored sorrow
Where my strength softly folds