108 Footprints

By netherbound

108 footprints in the sand
Leading me towards the flaming sun
Waiting for me in the west
I must master each step, one by one
Glory added to glory
Waiting for the end of my quest

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108 footprints washed away
I am gone now to ride the Kokaubeam
All the lights of the night sky
Shed a tear because of what they've seen
Ungodly and without light
A vagrant and vagabond, I here die

With 108 broken pieces to my soul
I have crumbled to a pile of filthy rot
Wearing the mark of hell
I see everything that I am not
Ungodly and without light
A lone cosmos-wandering empty shell
...aimlessly traversing, forever unknown

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Copyright 2019 netherbound
Published on Sunday, November 24, 2019.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • Insatiable On Tuesday, April 14, 2020, Insatiable (47)By person wrote:

    Haunting, and yet beautiful. xx

  • Paul Young On Tuesday, November 26, 2019, Paul Young (12)By person wrote:

    Sad but beautiful, great work

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