All Around

All around
The shadows gather
My dread grows
As the stroke of death
Falls against my broken heart
It wounds me
My dark essence drips
To the open road
In agony
I cry out
While deaths shadow
Surrounds me
Now and forever alone
My cry of mercy
Falls upon his cold eyes
This is
My salvation
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Mcdaid Avatar
September 14, 2014 at 6:03 PM
really excellent piece of writing
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