Redemption

In search of answers hidden deep within,

A flagellant, his journey begins.

Through pain he seeks enlightenment's embrace,

Aching wounds, his path towards grace.

With every strike upon his bare flesh,

He dreams of finding peace through this test.

He embraces torment, his body the stage,

A sacrifice to pierce his inner cage.

Whips crack against his willing back,

Searing lashes, a relentless attack.

Each sting ignites a fiery desire,

To transcend his body, reach something higher.

As welts rise like scars upon his skin,

He believes this path will let him in.

To a realm beyond the fleshly realm,

Where enlightenment resides at the helm.

Bruised and battered, yet his spirit soars,

He believes in the wisdom pain restores.

In the throbbing ache lies a deeper truth,

A revelation waiting to break through.

In each laceration, a lesson learned,

As he continues to bleed and yearn.

His screams a plea for wisdom's touch,

To unlock the secrets pain can clutch.

Though misunderstood by those who see,

His quest for enlightenment sets him free.

For it's amidst suffering he finds his way,

A flagellant's path, where pain holds sway.