the pain within

The pain within
Have placed me low
I am reluctant to move
I am too shy to share
And now left with fate
There is no ground to stand
The assumed mythical presence
Is drowning, vanishing fast
The drooping shoulder
Tells me I have never been a soldier
Always fought a war within
I have been blatant
To an audience that I felt mine
But now I fail in open
The pain within
I am not a master story teller
To clear my stance in a laughter
Though have raised toast
I smile and add a moment or two
I tap and I have crooned
Taken a face every rain and summer
The individual inside
Nudge me at time
The pain within


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