Castigate

Cracks in the earth yearn for the seed once more Lying starved and fallow fruit may again be borne A frenzied furor, wind wailing Thorned fingers grab hold The delicate weave squeezing, embracing Cracks in the earth exude the wisdom to ease your unease You breathe in deep the fissure's vapours and visions you see Hands clasped in concentration, awash with serenity Eyes closed to the stool you sit upon Liquid legs take the form of snakes and coil tightly The coarse scales squeezing, embracing Cracks in the earth give rise to my fall from complacency Motion blurs vision as the sun sets on sanguinity Alone in the dark, it's so hard to see The shadow of doubt from which I can't flee Nothingness etches its mark on my mind Callous tongue lashes out at the words of the kind Sapped of strength, an empty shell, a mind ceaselessly racing Fear's suffocating hold squeezing, embracing