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A Poem by Shalena Taylor

Me, in a metaphoric type way.

Broken
Faded
Falling into rhythmic drops of pain
Torn from me
Taken apart
Ripped at the seams
In an endless daze
Foolish aimlessness
Oh these haphazard ways
Of mine
Falling
Farther down
Crumbling into pieces
At the bottom of the well
Of despair
Crawling farther,
Farther,
Farther,
Into the darkness
Doing this dance
My own solo
Of twisted words and broken hearts
Creeping upon me
Grabbing a hold
Tightening its grip
Cold, the fingers of death
Take my breath away
As I slip into this coma
Free from pain
Sorrow
Loneliness
The numbness of my solitude
Holding me
Draining my happiness
Making me the beast
The monster
The atrocity
I am
Today