Two And Twenty Misfortunes

brilliance,
 a heart of gold,
 and a voice that whispers,
 "i am wholly miserable."
 he is the most miserable of men.
 every word he speaks reeks of failure.
 he has failed where others
 have succeeded threefold.
 this failure suffers
 what is a man
 that is the source of his own misery...
 to face a lifelong nightmare
 of taunting dreams is unbearable.
 what is this man,
 a dark prophet...
 a dark prophecy...
 suffering knows no end,
 nor does his appetite for it
 opt for the darkest corner and brood.
 keep closed your eyes.
 keep turned your back.
 tomorrow is dead.
 tomorrow is dead.
 today is the grave.
 yesterday he secured a tomb.
 time has been cruel.
 why should time be any different than life
 when tomorrow is dead
 his shame.
 he will lie between
 resentment and regret.
 he shed his grace.
 as certian as a snake sheds its skin.
 laid waste to a wealth of talent -
 his curse of being blessed with treasures
 that just were not gold enough.
 his endless misfortune