Crimson Shadow

Sitting, thinking, darkness pervades Crimson shadows stain my brain My thoughts awash in shades of grey Nothingness... nothing, only pain ----- Oh, the stains, the crimson stains! Oh, how the stains invade my brain! Head hung low in deepest musing Not a hope, always losing Pressing hard my fingers straining Stain upon my temple remaining Oh, the stains, the crimson stains! Oh, the pain, the insipid pain! Mad, the visions slowly creeping In my head they wake from sleeping Blood red maggots, always slinking Squeeze them tight, their crimson, bleeding Oh, the stains, in my brain! Oh, abhorrence to obtain! ----- Mind slips, concentration degrades Debasing crimson shadows ingrained Will is lost as feelings fray Haunting emotions, unexplained ----- Oh, the stains, the crimson stains! Oh, the horror they retain! Viscous thoughts like liquid oozing Blackness engulfs each shadow's choosing Reflections through the twilight peeking In my heart my soul is shrieking Oh, the stains, the crimson stains! Oh, how it pulses through my vein! The time is lost to pablum speaking Verbose ideas are sorrows seeking Darkened thoughts now are growing Replaced by words concise and flowing Oh, the stains, in my brain! Oh, dark reflections can't remain ----- Crimson shadows or crimson shades Darkness fades to light again Lucent shadows, some will stay As crimson shadows in my brain 07/29/15