Depths Of Hell

Inspired by The Red Book of Carl Jung.

Photo by Jr Korpa on Unsplash

   The depths of hell taught me truths
Truths, I would never have known in peace
The darkness of despair touched my soul
It broke me open and laid bare my sins

While I bled from the wounds of loss
I found myself there in its ruins
Vulnerable in complete madness
Whimpering and demented with anguish

Hades’ talons shredded my heart
But, somehow, it was still beating
Pumping the life-force through my veins
It’s sacred rhythm undaunted 

Insanity exposed the depth of my spirit
The false superficial existence
Lies I desperately clung to for survival
The meaningless and empty self-deception

I understood then the pain of tenderness
I would have sacrificed myself right there
On the altar of love, willingly and joyfully
A sacred feast for God to atone for my sins

I was deeply unworthy of the mercy
A wretched worshipper of hedonism
Ruled by the ego in every choice I made
That version of me shattered into oblivion

I gathered all the broken pieces 
That somehow became a perfect fit
For the spiritual journey that led
From this divine destruction of Self

                              

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