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the life of a monk
part 6
i chose this solitary existence
a lifetime of silence
all my thoughts locked inside this bowed head
i am woken with the dawn
and the soft sound of birds
my escape lies beneath this stone slab
and in haste i slip on the aging jeans
the crumpled t-shirt
that have laid hidden for so many fruitless years
and in morning darkness i creep
silent
foot by foot
away from this
my self-imposed captivity
and time passes
effortless
as the sun rises overhead
and free feet dance amongst the ruins
of a life long wasted
but even shackles of regret no longer bind
and
looking back
to brownstone walls and hollow lives
i realize
staring up into the sunlit sky
that with morning comes the dawn
and i scream to the heavens
'i cannot save myself'
for salvation cannot be earned
it is my gift
undeserved
and once again i realize
i cannot save myself
june 20, 200
4:00 pm
the life of a monk
part 6
i chose this solitary existence
a lifetime of silence
all my thoughts locked inside this bowed head
i am woken with the dawn
and the soft sound of birds
my escape lies beneath this stone slab
and in haste i slip on the aging jeans
the crumpled t-shirt
that have laid hidden for so many fruitless years
and in morning darkness i creep
silent
foot by foot
away from this
my self-imposed captivity
and time passes
effortless
as the sun rises overhead
and free feet dance amongst the ruins
of a life long wasted
but even shackles of regret no longer bind
and
looking back
to brownstone walls and hollow lives
i realize
staring up into the sunlit sky
that with morning comes the dawn
and i scream to the heavens
'i cannot save myself'
for salvation cannot be earned
it is my gift
undeserved
and once again i realize
i cannot save myself
june 20, 200
4:00 pm
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no more sad monk...this is the end ... i promised it would be... so here it is
the life of a monk, part 1
the life of a monk, part 2
the life of a monk, part 3
the life of a monk, part 4
the life of a monk, part 5
//spunj13
the life of a monk, part 1
the life of a monk, part 2
the life of a monk, part 3
the life of a monk, part 4
the life of a monk, part 5
//spunj13
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A fitting end to this series. Really an excellent job, I enjoyed every part Very well written, this part is my favorite. Great work!
"I want to spawn epiphanies in every generation."
~harlequin02~
"I want to spawn epiphanies in every generation."
~harlequin02~