TAINTED

i stand alone,
tainted by the rotten world,
stranded and suffering for my past sins,
sins that i endeavour to atone for,
but seethed to find that i am also being accused for-
what was not my fault...
i take a hard dip down the cold stream,
hoping that the icy waters would cleanse my soul -
of all that filth , all that hatered,
that had once consumed it....
despite my efforts to rebound,
i am still kept away,
with no one to reach out to me....