The Long Wait

Alone in my life
Without a friend,
I wait for a message
Within the silence.

Persecution
Of me, myself, and I
Builds the foundation
By which I am supported.

Why must I
Endure these pains?
I wait alone
For the answer to come.

Behind my back-
But still I can hear-
They speak the words,
Condemning me to death.

Alone I sit
Before the jury
As I am convicted
Due to false evidence.

Before the judge
I stand here now,
Weeping,
As I hope no one has ever wept.

My sentence
Is a lifetime of pain
From the words
That the serpents speak.

I now awake
And I am trapped
Within walls
Built by their lies.

Here is my world,
I am alone.
I have no friends.
I can trust no one.

I am the outcast
Guilty until proven
Otherwise innocent,
The impossible task.

Alone I sit
And wait
For the message to come
Through the silence.