Naked Legacy

I taste the beating of your heart As truth drizzles onto my soul Daring me to challenge this equation That turns two pieces into one whole I embrace a broken mirror As I am claimed by torment beyond measure Calling me to face the rigors of this legacy But instead I run toward pathways of twisted pleasures I am adrift on a raft of exasperation As my kidneys' secrets are revealed Moving me along with sweet defiance Yet I can't deny this stinging that I feel I step on a muted diamond Then blood trickles from my feet Washing the shackles from my being Releasing me from this lie of ambiguity