Sorrow

A surfeit of Sorrow claws at my door,
  Peeling away Life's serene illusions -
It surveys my Heart's threadbare core,
  And stabs at my Soul's countless contusions -

      I alone must bear this stigma,
      To protect life's eternal enigma,
      Hiding away this septic lore,
      To prevent others from joining Sorrow's War...

I ride upon Life's sadistic ferry,
  Sequestered sailing the sea of Sorrow,
With painful ailing and fears I can't bury,
  Shifting the sands of a turbid Tomorrow -

      I alone must bear this stigma,
      To protect life's eternal enigma,
      Hiding away this septic lore,
      To prevent others from joining Sorrow's War...

I gaze upon the dreadful wake
  Of desolate dreams and haunting hate,
Hearing the harp of cruel heartbreak,
  And singing the song of searing Sorrow -

      I alone must bear this stigma,
      To protect life's eternal enigma,
      Hiding away this septic lore,
      To prevent others from joining Sorrow's War...