Bypath of Thoughts
beneath a lambent glow
where shadows fall
in the echoes of silence
we dance on walls
in the abyss
of my loneliness
you hook my thoughts
on common grounds
standing on every corner
on the edges of memories
i've already paid the price
as you cast your demons
yet you act like fifty bucks
could still own my soul
in the byways of my mind
you lurk on every curve
tucked in desolate streets
between life and death
where i long to survive
and find my way out
of this torturous hold
you exist where only darkness lives
no street lights, to light the path
yet you linger when the fog lifts
in the cloud of smoke filled barrels
you exist in the clicks
of triggers pulled back
as you kiss my flush lips
with the press of steel
you exist in the blades
with edges pressed
tight against my chest
as you cut my heart out
yet i exist
in this frightened mind
worried that every turn
will eventually lead you out
into the mainstream of mind
where this lash of pain
will be the surrender of my life
as i finally succumb to death
by your hands
September 25, 2019
Copyright © Sandra Adams | Year Posted 2019
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