"Island of Mine"
©
By Mychal Joyner
As I find myself dwelling in the belly of the beast,
freedom had abandoned me while solitude and loneliness
became my closet companions.
I never dreamed I would understand
what it was like on a deserted island.
My heart has grown calloused
from being shaded under the tree of hate,
continually being denied the rays from the sunshine of love.
In desperation of wanting to just feel something,
I gave in to unnatural desires in search of gratification.
Realizing my desires had become an insatiable fiend,
I knew my want was not merely physical,
but emotional and spiritual as well.
It's now that I seek these facets
in an effort at putting the puzzle of my soul together.
As I strive to be whole,
faith has become my lighthouse out in a raging, stormy sea.
Loneliness and solitude still visit me frequently...
... but they no longer live here anymore.
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