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Bending the darkness Look at you cowering, haunted by fiction Shapes at the window of menacing tone Tearing your hope into shreds as you lie there Gazing at ceilings and feeling alone Afraid to put both of your feet on the carpet Hands neath the bed will be slicing your skin Each tiny noise a volcanic eruption Stalking your mind, it’s about to begin Puddles of stench line the gutters of nowhere Terror the class that has taken a seat Staring at clocks on the faces of buildings Waiting for dark so their bellies may feast Appetites strung on a line made of nightmares Low in the middle from gathering weight Clouds overhead cast a blanket of secrets Hiding the moon in its delicate state Claws on the ground carry wings carved of leather Eyes crimson red dripping stares at the door Paint if you like for an X tells them nothing Only when feeding they’ll even the score Shadows on avenues lurk past the railings Low tenor moaning their late evening song Hide in the corners, but still they will find you Cry if you must for it won’t be too long Peer from the covers, your fears they are waiting Calling your name in an echoed refrain Lapping reflections from water so stagnant Remnants of filth tossed about in the rain Know this my friend, in a term used defiant Answers aren’t penned in some book on a shelf No fancy title with gold colored letters All that you need can be found in yourself Break free these chains that are holding you tightly Open your eyes, there is so much to see Breathe in the air for the sun it is shining Shake off the rust and be all you can be Always there’ll be someone bending the darkness Pulling and dragging each star from the sky Show them your wings spun of pride woven fabric Give them a smile it is your turn to fly You can beat anything you set your mind to No matter what someone else has to say Hold your head high, watch the monsters now fleeing This is your time and today is your day 1/25/2017
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