Back From the Dead

Back from the Dead. I viewed others lives through a telescope For far too many lost years For I, lived in limbo Gave up hope Tried to climb a slippery slope I know what darkness is It's a place in hell I know Only too well. I felt the pain of acid rain Hundreds of tiny razorblades cutting my tender skin I don't know what the future holds But I know where I have been. A single fish In an endless ocean Drank hemlock And liked the poison Laid naked in the gutter While the scornful Ravens with hideous eyes Beaks and claws Tore and scavenged on my tender flesh Every day A fate worse than death. I stood on the edge of the abyss Staring at the deep inviting chasm below Swaying backward and forwards In the wind Not knowing not sure which way to go. For my heart has many festering wounds That never seem to heal My life is just a circle On a perpetual spinning wheel. But suddenly I have awoken I feel again At last, I see the light The shackles that once held me down Now gone At last, I have a life Nightmare over For I am free To live the life I always dreamed of And be the man I long to be Reborn. Peter Dome. Copyright.2019.