Cross

I was told that I was born to bear a cross;

not a typical one but a towering mammoth.

Ah! this world is chaos.

I was cautioned to brace myself,  

To learn to wield a dagger and 

to wear a cloak.

I was told there's evil 

and I saw one glaring  laughing in silence.

That evil hears each cries, and celebrates for every soul it baits

I was told that the sea is but flames and smoke 

that it chars the unwitting fools and choke.

I was told to not drown in fear 

but swim with all my might and sear.

down its seabed is sepulcher

one has to say a prayer.

I was told to find the light and hold onto it until the end

to endure til death.

©jenh2018