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In the webbed corners of my brain 
There blooms a sinister flower 
Its petals dripping with venom 
 And thick roots entwined with despair 

Begins with a taste, a mere sip 
The madness will soon take control 
Shades mix into a motley form 
Trapping me in its tapestry 

This poison, deceptive and cruel 
Cautiously seeps through fragile veins 
The vicious hiss in the bloodstream 
A symphony of masked decay 

My heart, once steadily beating 
 Now flutters erratically  
The rhythm, a jarring alarm 
Of an anguished plea for release 

Grim thoughts flip and pull and coil 
 Like serpents locked in fierce battle 
Slick fangs sinking deep into flesh 
feeding on doubt and self-loathing 

My mind becomes a labyrinth 
With narrow walls closing in tight 
Echoing with hollow laughter 
As reasoning stumbles and falls 

The toxins muddle my vision 
Showing phantoms that can’t be real 
Bleak faces contorted in sin 
My eyes can still see in the night 

In this twisted waltz of fester 
Afflicted, I writhe and convulse 
 muted screams swallowed by the void 
All essence fading from within 

As I’m left consumed just beyond 
A fractured wit seeks to find peace 
Until my soul is laid to rest 
In bare sighs of forgotten dirt 


*I wrote this poem on January 31, 2024, as part of a ’30 days of poetry’ January challenge. This was day 31 and the prompt was: Describe something toxic and its effects on a person. This poem delves into the darkness of mental illness, portraying the effects of toxic thoughts and inner turmoil. It is a reflection of the pain and disintegration that can occur within my mind.

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