I’d scrutinize addicts confess their relapses,my face passive while I judged them silently,self-righteously thinking,“Oh! What a great tragedy drugs are! How could they bear the devastation of addiction, the humiliation of relapse,the fall from grace”I would never be like them I was sure. Yesterday I was stuck in bed,stuck in a mental loop of tortureContinue reading “A Mile in Your Shoes”
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Solitary
For loneliness was when I stood aside and watched the peace that filled the room.Locked out I resulted to the glass,looking in,Love a fruit I wanted washing down my throat to my cells. Pain a thorn forever on my side;I let it fester,watching the pus and swelling,.Even the flies find a home,and I can’t. IContinue reading “Solitary”
Washed out
I like to believe I’m loyal,hence why I stay around you for so long.I like to believe I’m good, that is why I sacrifice my comforts for you.I like to believe I might be too much,and that is why I ask you if I can sit before I take a seat. See, I’ve learnt aContinue reading “Washed out”
The war is over ma
I look at my mother, and tears well. She is a warrior emerged from battle, And it sometimes saddens me that- She still wears her armour when the war is long over. I’ve watched half of her battles, Seen her on the frontline- Taking in the arrows for those behind. I’ve watched her detach them,Continue reading “The war is over ma”
Kismet
There’s an eye out thereHis disciples, us lost in its hypnosisTwo separate souls,our lives mirrorMy shame you recognizeThe bedlam of my mind you navigateThe pain of your past I patchOn a hill somewhereOverlooking the lands that hurt usSilence prevails, allows the wind to ruleOn that hill we worship,an eye to my soul to your soulSomeContinue reading “Kismet”
Lucid
Lady of the ton walks alone Head bent lowShame around her head a halo Lady of the ton walks aloneHands fisted on airFeet hitting a lonely staccato on the grey sidewalk Lady of the ton looks at the city mirrorsHer wet eyes they mirrorHer lonely visage a deep contrast to whiles ago Lady of theContinue reading “Lucid”
