Enlightenment
I alone am the very thing scholars are willing to die for
I need no mouth to speak
For those who can hear me, cannot hear
They know I am near when my eyes purify their soul
Binding my wisdom of the mortals with them.
Like all power I come with a curse
Follow the coil shown on my face
As you see you found the end
You've accept that curse
Even as you walk away your fate is bound to me
Stitched with your existence
Unto death do us part

Pride
Even as I look in the mirror
My reflection is blurred
When I scream over the mountain tops
My ears distort the sound
Let this fake smile not betray me
And the dark circles under my blind eyes remain hidden
If this world fears the face that lies beneath this mask
I must concede
For I fear what lies beneath as well
Unless the lines that hold me to fear are cut
Or the feelings within bleed until visible
Hidden is how it must be

Sorrow
Do you see the dried blood that runs down my face
And the scars and bruises that grow black with age
Oh how am I to be beaten to a pulp
All because what controls my fate decided not to show mercy
Can you stand without a spine?
Breath without a heart?
Know power without having controlled it?
Don’t cry for the water that falls upon dirt
Or the stone that under the pressure of the world turns to sand
Take two steps back and feel your life is worth something
Hold fast
know rock bottom is still a world away
From the fires of hell

Joy
I am small in comparison to my brothers
They often stay in the shadows too long and forget that
With life comes happiness and not simply scorning
They forget how to smile
How to feel
Too often they conform to what life has told them to be
Even sorrow once knew to smile
Pride could once see clearly and know his place
And enlightenment gave to all without his dreadful curse
I just need to stand as a base so even if they start to tremble
I can catch them
and remind them that a little spark within them
is all it takes to start a fire.