Shaking on a ledge...

Shaking on a ledge...

A Poem by Phillip J Clayton
"

Dedicated to an unforgotten friend...

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Prescribed pain.

Needles tearing skin.

Killing memories...


Veins, all roads lead to death.

A gun in shaky hands.

Legs are heavy...


Standing fully armed,

A bottle in hand,

Steering into black,

Heart ripped from the chest...a scream!

I will never be like you!


Sadness, a comforting friend.

Flirting with a ledge, death smiling back.

Pull the trigger! 

Voices on replay...

Close your eyes and dream of better days.


A violent lull to sleep.

Life, a treasure not meant to keep.

The sun blackened by the day.

Embrace the end...


I ask you now, let me be.

There's nothing left...

© 2012 Phillip J Clayton


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Added on July 9, 2012
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Phillip J Clayton
Phillip J Clayton

Jamaica



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In the professional space, I am almost a diety... I say that with the greatest of humility. In my personal life I am frail and a primitive man... Self-actualization is not all it's cracked up to be. .. more..

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