The blank page stares back at me Mocking me with his taunting glare… The hands on the clock ticking - t… chanting, “Failure, failure, failu… My mind is frozen. I’m blank.
Guarantees a long painful death ...
My ceiling is dreary The white paint Paled from the years Flaking and peeling I stare morbidly content
As the sun melts into the horizon. The Moon– yawns as it wakes. Sweeping ripples through the gentl… Now a black abyss. As silver jewels come to life
Night has fallen Once again Leaving me alone With my thoughts Their incessant prattle
Memories flood through my head Drowning me once again Days turn to years But the suffering never ends Memories resurfacing
My fingers gliding across the keys In a race to keep up with My wayward thoughts Drifting through me head Things demanding to be out
I’m wide awake The night still young My mind refusing To take the chains off To let me escape
My pen is ravenous today My broken spirit Guiding its every stroke The blurred words Building rivers from my tears
The radiant crescent moon illumina… Transforming the clear azure water… The gentle evening breeze sending… I stand above my reflection, watch… A stranger stares back at me, her…
You hide behind your big smile But I know you wear a mask And I see the lies you hide I see the scarred fragile soul Cracking beneath the weight.
I don’t want to see. How empty I am on the inside. My heart, shattered. My spirit, broken. My soul, torn.
Waking in a cold sweat Choking for breathe Scared to death The shadows prancing In the darkness
We wrap ourselves in bubbles The numbness keeping us safe From the pain we hide from Silence filling gaping holes In our hearts as we try to forget
Peering into the window The scene beyond the glass Brings tears to my eyes The pain burns in my throat As I hold back the sobs