Who claimed endings couldn't be beautiful?
Written at 3:47 am on 08/16/2015.
© L.J. Slaferek
I can’t keep up this race, So bone-chillingly lonely, Still lingering in this cold place… I’ve had this dream before... Pain, agonizing pain strikes again…
They scream He cries She laughs Sound can be a powerful thing Songs can touch the heart
The smile hides the tears The laugh conceals the pain The jokes save them from his suffe… “I’m fine” he says “I’m okay” he says
Depression is... Like a towering mountain, On my back Like my shadow, Always there, always dragging me d…
The moon howls out in the night In so much pain its beautiful comp… The sun writhes in the day sky in… How long can you stare at the sun… Grey storm clouds let loose a torr…
He is silent He is sad He is in the dark He is judged He is ugly
The fall is less frightening Than the ledge upon which I stand To fly like a bird is freedom To stand like a monolith to pain i… The water looks so calm below
Why me? What am I? Where do I belong? When did it get this bad? Questions that I cannot answer
What is the surest way to kill a m… A man strong of body Murder his soul Take his meaning Tear it to shreds of
You can’t see me My eyes are closed So you can’t look into them Besides, your eyes are closed too. You can’t touch me
The Sound of Nothing What sound does Nothing make? The sound of quiet A soothing sound Or a lonely one?
What is the blackness other than n… Could it be something tangible? Something you can embrace? What if it is the one embracing? Every night, as you lie
I regret Leaving them behind Saying goodbye One last time– I regret
Shadows all around Smothering the ground Scraping along the walls Of my mind A thing of darkness
So cold, Why is it so cold? The air as I suck it in In gasping breaths After I have punched my knuckles…