Blood within the rose

In this human life sometimes

the stains of our rejected instinctual life

bleed through

bringing to light

some blood within the rose

heaven only knows the depths of suffering

that lead to peace

and who knows how long we will need

to keep fighting

or holding on

until we find release

from all of these things

that broke our will

there is a bitterness that sours the mouth

as all the words for feelings

we lost the way to

seek their freedom, voice and healing

and who knows for how long

the soul will have to bleed

before it is finally sheds

the stain

or how long

the blood within the rose

must seep

upon our soul

before we surrender

to the realisation of awakening

the gift of embodied life

and soul peace