The Pendulum of My Soul

The meticulous trajectory



                                            of the pendulum measures



                                                                                    the limits of my existence,



                                     swinging relentlessly back and forth



from a swirling cataclysm of color



                                            to the abysmal blackness



                                                                            that is the dark cave of my soul.



                                     More than the normal amount of noise



pounds its cacophonic clamor



                                       into the fragile fabric of my psyche



                                                                                   until the broken boundaries



                                               of mortality set my spirit



                                                   free to experience

                                                            eternal

                                                            peace.