Tower
TOWER
MY FEARS?
A MAN NAMED TOWER
A BOY NOT TALL
A DRUG THAT ELEVATES
THE FURTHER TO FALL
HIDING, CRYING,
LONGING TO BE SAVED
PAIN SO GREAT,
FEAR TAKES HOLD
LET’S LEAVE AT ONCE
IS SOMEONE COMING?
NO!
FEAR,
OH’DEAR
TEARS FALL, SHOULDERS DROP
HEART BREAKS, MUST GO,
I CAN’T STAND IT HERE
CURLED, SMALL, TIGHT I GRIEVE.
IS MY PAIN TO STOP?
I’VE FAILED, I FALTER,
I KNOW NOT HOW
TO STOP MY BROKEN HEART.
A SILENT SCREAM,
NOBODY HEARS
TEARS, FEARS,
.NEW RESOLVE.
AWAY! ONWARD! HIDE!
WHY STAY?
SOBBING SO HARD,
STEEL DETRACTS
MY SOUL SHIVERS,
MIND EMPTIES
FEELINGS STIR AND HARDEN,
BLACK COVERS THE BLUE
WHO I LEAVE, WHO CARES,
NOT I!
CHILDREN SHOUT, BIRDS ZING,
LIFE FALLS FOREWORD,
AND DROPS AWAY
QUICK NOW! GOOD-BYE,
HARD STEEL, TASTE, PULL,
GONE
Copyright © George Franklin | Year Posted 2015
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