A Fresh Start

I need a fresh start

That suicide of leaving

Which forgets it all

And begins anew

Where even memories die

And there are no snakes

To poison the air

Or sustain that long dead Me.

I need a fresh start

To sleep without vivid dreams

And wake without wieght

Or sickened knowledge

Of this corrupted old life

With its sneaking smile

Of cunning ruin

On that ever present face.

I need a fresh start

To leave behind that old ghost

Which is between me

And what was once the true peace

In this toxic air

Of over thought thoughts

Wh...