How do you plead.

Whereto from here?

Hand on my heart, awaiting conviction

Spotlights on;

Decide, tell the world.

Tell them that my heart is as fickle

As an unlit candle

Any match can light it unless it breaks

And even then, with slightly more effort, I will shine

But only until a slight breeze blows out the candle

A used match can't relight without fuel

fuel, and a quick hand.

Love knows many faces

In my case, love is Cerberus

Surrounded by flames, all three of his faces

All of his eyes, I find love in.

Then when the flame burns brightest, at it's peak

The Phoenix rebirth, tugging at me,

Falling down as the hound turns to ash

To find comfort in the arms of the newborn

This room has no doors,

And it's walls are closing in.

I inhale the smoke and exhale fuel

A neverending supply of selfinflicted confusion

Regret, it falls on me like a tropical rain

The droplets running down my skin

Far from refreshing, much closer to confrontation with my sins

Yet there I stand, with open arms.

I long for my memories

For the moments in the chaos that calm me

When, in all honesty, I forget about the consequences

Forget about the ashes that fall through my fingers

An hourglass that grants me no time to catch a single grain

I killed the phoenix.

Born in the morning, found murdered by eve.

A journey into the unknown

One pushing me closer and closer to myself

A mirror image, smashed to pieces

I realise it all too well; I see me.

Then the morning light breathes life

Cerberus spreads his wings and lands in my heart

I see the faces, unknown, trusted, loved.

I reach out to him,

As he takes my hand I know; this is the beginning of an end -

One of many endings,

All of them starring me.

Hand on my heart, awaiting conviction

Spotlights on; I see you in front of me.

None of them compare to you

No one can ever live up to you

You, the one who escaped the phoenix

Who's face appeared alone and never in three

Yet the memory of you is but a ghost

A ghost haunting my memories

Never have I told you what I did tell all of them

And so in silence I speak more true than in any of the words I spoke.

Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury,

I plead guilty.

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[J.S. Pua]

this is a bit too long for me..
however, i kind of liked this piece..
especially these stanza, my favorite:

"Love knows many faces
In my case, love is Cerberus
Surrounded by flames, all three of his faces
All of his eyes, I find love in."

creative write, you got here..
great work..
thanks for sharing..