Haunted Memories

Next chapter of my darkness

I barely understood this word
"Suicide" - what is that?, locked away 

Beneath the frozen earth

Looking for an escape, freedom.

 

Shadows playing in the moonlight

Taunting me with their dances

Upon the walls, filled with torment

As I am haunted by the memories.

 

Laughing inside my mind,

My demons, of pain and emptiness

As I am kept hidden and locked away

This blackness I hold within my heart.

 

Cockroaches and bugs

Crawling upon the floor, my skin

Their only crime - hunger

As I knock them all away.

 

Screams and shattered glass

A father who never wanted to be

Filled with the toxic posion of life

And alcohol flowing in his veins.

 

Purple and blue, my holy bruises

Drenched in my own misery

The blood of my childhood remains

Stained forever among these walls.

Author's Note

When my mother and brother were not around. This is how I spent my days.

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

The mind is a powerful tool. Can open and close doors to pain and wonders. I like this poem. Description took me to some wild and crazy places. No weakness in this poem. Got stronger with each line. Thank you for a excellent poem.
Coyote

Very strong, true heartfelt poem, I know and can feel the hurt in this. Someday these walls, will break, and open to an green nature, with flowers, and a clear blue sky, where you will not feel soffocated anymore but run free as a reborn...
This, is relatable to many of us, who feel it. *hugs*

[KAREN]

A strong poem filled with sadness and pain, but written so well. Great flow of emotions!

[Writer At 13]

It's so deep and professionally written!
I really want to be like you when I turn 19. Well, six years from now. :D

[Dayran]

Time heals all wounds. A poem about relapses.

[Zeitgeist Manifesto]

This story breaks my heart. I pray that you can break the cycle.

[paradise]

im so sorry that this happened to you but this is ana amzing poem and its greeat you could write about it. You are worth much more than you are treated

[Crow]

Seems like a sadly dark portrayal of lonliness and fear. I luv your writing style, this leaves me wanting more.

Excellent!

[Josephine Nive]

I can relate:'( nicely done

[Raven Starhawk]

The melancholy within is well expressed. Your emotions here are felt hard by this reader. In a way I can relate to the words you typed.