Lapsed Sanity
I caress the black
leaning into its soft
velvet hold, hoping
to blind the agony
but,
the reflection of my sadness
overwhelms and sickens
I swallow nails with each gulp
food carries the stench of death
uncaring of a torn psyche
I continue to look back
searching my mistakes
rehashing every word
with each glance at our end
a slice of sanity is lost
and consistently shaking
my anchor is breaking loose
I dream into nothingness
becoming a lost beggar
who can never come home
for it is barren and bare
profound truth eludes me
despair cloaks me in ashes
as my sight ebbs to fade
I begin to slide away
I awake to each breathless day
in the realm of the forgotten
lying with the shredded ribbons
of my love scattered to ground
this long endless night
echoes with silent howls
and the dripping tears
bled from my crucified heart
in this self-made prison
I am now living death alone
Copyright © Jayne Eggins | Year Posted 2014
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