SALVATION

Empty
Failed and frustrated
Unloved and abandoned
Her thoughts of herself

With every cut of the blade more blood flows
but no more does the pain make you feel alive;
their words
Her reluctant acceptance

A sudden cry for redemption
Screams for liberty
Tears of repentance
From within, involuntarily

Silence
Enormous peace
An assurance of victory
From a smile on his face.

by Obumselu Chimamaka Hephzibah