An Insignificant Life - Collaboration With the Seeker

That godless sound His head explodes at 6:01am Same as every day He falls out of bed Steps on the cat Slides into his slippers Shuffles to the kitchen Puts the coffee on Bumps his head on the cupboard door Again Sits down and looks out the window A blackbird is flying near Leaves it’s mark on his sill He gets up Pours his coffee- Black with a shot of Irish whiskey Sits back down The sky is raining icicles now Sharp daggers He drifts off into a dream… Head keeps spinning, spinning ‘round From afar a pleasant sound Laughing, laughing in the dark Midnight walking in the park Yellow dress and tiny feet Ponytails and sugar sweet Will you, will you marry me Kiss me darling ‘neath our tree All the good things life can bring All the lovesick songs we'll sing Catch me, catch me if you can Love this tender, soulful man Let me show you everything Please accept this golden ring Future’s here and future’s now Come let's share a solemn vow You’re the one I want for life You’re the one to be my wife Living, living wild and free Me and her and her and me Coffee spills Cremates hair on his hand Yet, he feels no pain Running water cools But a scar surfaces He stares, wondering if it’s a tattoo Illustrating his hidden pain Walking past the mirror He hardly recognises what appears before him Dark bags droop Under blood shot eyes Overgrown stubble Has invaded his face To destroy this image He lashes out with eyes shut Blood drips from his hands Upon stained glass shards Mirror is smashed- But he still can’t hide the truth… Uncontrollable desire 'Fore too long a blazing fire Knew this thing was simply wrong Tried his best to stay so strong Started with a honey kiss Ended in a twilight bliss Missing all that's gone and lost Sinful lust comes at a cost Memr'ys of his little one Make him smile but now she's gone How he yearns for those brown eyes That danced and flit like butterflies Due to his illicit choice He'll ne'er again hear that sweet voice 'I love you daddy' - nevermore Like salt rubbed in an open sore He broke her mummy's precious heart Now they all live miles apart In anguish all he does is cry- No one's there to ask him why Another day ends Time for bed The pistol sits on the nightstand He grabs hold Cold metal in a sweaty palm He spins the barrel Gun rises toward the right temple Trigger pulled- CLICK Nothing Tomorrow he'll rise again Face another lonely day His cat used to sleep at his feet No More Even dreams provide no relief He doesn't remember her name Still, she taunts him Haunts his days and nights He downs a double and a sleeping pill- Reluctantly continuing an insignificant life. Silent One and The Seeker collaboration 31 July 2017