Empty

Emptiness, A place where my misery hides.
A dark hole that can't be filled
I pour the poison into the veins of this anger
but find no answers there
Time melts into a blur of scattered thoughts
and I crave another dose 
to numb the pain that never fades
Staring into empty, tired eyes
in the mirror I find my foe 
How did I become this thing I so despise?
Could a prayer have saved my injured soul?
While my selfish heart became so cold?
The devil stared at me 
from the bottom of this bottled hell
he called to me so sweetly
I fall into my dark abyss
and lose myself completely.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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May 24, 2016 at 5:45 AM
James, this is awesome, I've forgotten what it is to be empty. Linda
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May 24, 2016 at 6:18 AM
I used to struggle with addiction, and have since beaten it, but it is important to me to remember.
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