Evil
I dance whilst you scream
Lost my feelings now
Dreamed away somehow
I know how it seems
Though it fades away
Inside my mind it stays
I spoke out of line
To myself I told
I had lost a hold
Now lies were not mine
Hate without a tone
Throw the pain like stones
Sell me something to take my thoughts away
They fuel my will and burn down my world
Give me something that takes away my dreaming
Each day of waking up I live somewhere different
But I signed up to this
The devil fed me fear
Forced me to be in here
I’m part of a list
Other names exist
But I shroud them in mist
Show me something that doesn’t turn and kill me
I know that happiness must balance into hurting
Just teach me something that I can hold on to
Something that I can believe and so I have something to die for
I grew up dying, this cynic lost his reasons
Everything I love will only keep me here longer
I grew up trying, but there’s no more reason to pretend now
How can I be what you want when I want to be nothing?
Poisoned, broken, a god of the elusive
I see you step around and seek your peace
Alone I’ve spoken, I find you intrusive
I know just what you want, so now I’ll show you the mirror
Copyright © Ian Petch | Year Posted 2006
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