BLACK RIBBON

Desolation, time stands still

pit of depression built up in my head

wanting to be free from this aching feeling

wanting to see the light at the end of the tunnel

eyes are bound with a black ribbon of delusion held in place with nails of despair

I’m blind, reaching out trying to find my way

walls of insanity cold and wet to my touch

a sense of fear lingers in the air

suffocating to breathe in

a taste of copper on my tongue

blood dripping from my bandaged eyes

heart filled with panic as he whispers my name

the word escaping from its serpentine mouth like a vile stench of my fate

poisonous barbs of humiliation screaming at me

wanting to take a knife and cut it all away

crouching down covering my ears trying to block out the taunts of hate

tears of disgrace drop to the ground at not being able to block it out

trying to be strong but it’s hard when this enemy is like a holocaust

a nuclear blast always going off inside my life

mass destruction of my reality

laying waste to my mind

begging for it to end, begging for the silence I so desire

Reviews

[joshua deathdealer]

I really like your style of writing Matthew. Excellent piece.