I wear a cloud of loneliness br A haze in which I bleed br A color of midnight azure br Created from senseless need br br I hear a sound of solace br Of a peace I shall never know br I embrace my sunlit sorrow br Of which my life shall grow br br I taste the salt of my unshed tears br As I plummet into my shell br I grieve the waste of bitter years br And mourn this broken spell br br I die each time the moonlight rises br Like a phoenix in the flame br But my soul never rises br And I shall never be the same br br Copyright 2006 A.J. McKinleybr br A.J.