Poetry: The Burn in Creative Writing

The Burn
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Eyes burning
From never closing;
Praying for solitude
From sinful eroding.

    Awaiting bliss
To the bitter end --
 God, let me rest

Unwind and mend.

©2003 Joe Jenkins

Note: I chose the center offset to present the idea of withdrawing inwardly. shrugs I don’t know how well that works…