solace in sadness

when words
follow breath
when sounds
follow life
when one
becomes grounded
in futile
strife

when thoughts
follow words
when sadness
gets stark
when life
seems like nothing
but poisoned
bark

when mind
becomes numb
the silence
unbroken
memories
triggered
words left
unspoken

when songs
become silent
when heart
becomes shattered
shrouded by
feelings that
question it
mattered

my mind
becomes silent
drowned
within madness
to find
deep within
solace
in sadness

from emotions
come words
from chaos
comes sound
my mind
becomes lost
in the rhythms
i've found

solace
in sadness
emotions
expressed
catharsis
from madness
my soul is
caressed

when life
follows breath
when words
become art
emotions
release
and heal
from the heart.