(2014)
Just a simple thank you. Thank you for guiding me. For always being there, waiting. Greeting me.
There is no more pain, No more grief, Anger, Depression, Anxiety;
Staying afloat, I’m ripped down again. Into the deepest abyss. With notice
When you left, Your voice was always there. In the house, On the street. Everywhere.
The words spoken By them. Knowingly sly and spiteful. So cold. So calculated.
Take this. This gift. An escape. Ever silent, Ever painless.
The love, The hatred, Going in circles. Like a train on set tracks, Around and around.
Learning to swim Uncharted waters; The walls. Barriers, Built over years.
A lifetime given, To a life now taken. A love now silenced, Will be forever deafening.
Watching the world. Paper, Plastic, Celebrity, Religion.
48 years of beautiful life, ended. 23 years of knowing you, ended. 13 years of caring for you,
Emptiness. A void in his very being He tries to fill. Drugs, sex,
Dull, Worn, Scratched, And torn. An antique soul,
The peace you brought, It was misleading. Unknowingly, You sneak up, With your hypnotic dance.
Cowardice. Seeking comfort from chemicals. Not facing what I ought to face, Terrified. “..I was blind, but now I see..”