Lazarus

Born out of obsession.
The fantastic yearnings of a middle aged man.
Begotten by repression.
The final hope of a silent soul.

A scripted chapter, writhing free.
An elbow coated testimony.
The fatal icy cry of friends
of letters waiting for the end.

Below a skin of pain.
Within a brain of choice.
Above the cries of many men
the writer finds his voice.

© Mark Sheeky. Permission is required for reproduction.