A Filthy Parasite

(A World of Monsters & Men series) Turn off the lights Lower the sound - or silent Stop talking for a bit - I mean perfect decorum Let me think Let me sink myself in the ocean of my thoughts I need to clear the waves in my mind For some time - maybe longer. A filthy parasite is eating at my core All that makes me whole All that I’ve deep inside Leaves me lifeless- at least not living The blooming flowers in me are cutting themselves I hardly feel alive Burn out - lost - empty - empty I now face life in the face of a cancerous ulcer