Verse: How I Lost My Faith

I lost my faith
in the definite articles
that pointed to something
insatiable and obscure

I lost my faith
in black smoke
that ate my soul
like a cancer

I lost my faith
in increments
like the the slow steady drip
of a catheter

I lost my faith
in the naked corridors
of academia where no one
wished me happy birthday

I lost my faith
in foul musics
and minor keys
that locked me in silence

I lost my faith
in the complacent
who turned on me
and said 'you lied'

I lost my faith
in convenience
it was the path
of least resistance

I lost my faith
when I fell down a mountain
and no one heard
my feral cries

I lost my faith
when you took me
into your avalanche
and fed me love