jaded white

These walls will never be white again

I think

As I scrub the stains

Soap suds mingle with howled tears

Gasped fears 

A whisper 

They will never be white again

But I will dye them scarlet 

Til they drip with the pain of love 

White no longer

Bloodied forever

Stricken hearts lying on the countertop

Scuffed, stolen

Jagged, jaded

Broken but beating 

And this home will never be white again

No waxing, wielding, or wanting can cure it 

Again, that voice 

I'll dye it scarlet

Til it reeks of redemption

I don't know if I dare to believe it