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Hyperbolic Mind

Labyrinth of headache and heartache Cold steel walls Surrounding and compounding Trapped passageways Constrict and conflict Navigating carefully To avoid the hellish realms Checking my three and my six But still exist my qualms The lava burns as my stomach churns The firey glow awaits regardless of my turn Finally i've been ensnared And so I sigh and despair I was expecting the curse And so I bid thee Do thy worst How naive How comically foolish! The embers surge into my eyes Siring, stinging, burning Whites falling to red dyes Pain, needles, drying I seal it tight and my muscles fight Tears seep out through impenetrable defences And again, the blinding light Locked up lids But of the needles I cannot rid Fire, fire, massive torrents of pain World blurs as fists swing into tiles Anger, consuming! Must withhold for a while... Blinded like a bat My eyes scream and complain WHAT IS VISION?! For all I know is pain To forgo the hurt and the heck Please Tell me i'm near death The tissue is clutched Forced into my face Ahhh, cleansing serenity The needles, done away Then I got out of the shower

Copyright © | Year Posted 2015




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Date: 2/9/2016 6:09:00 AM
Love the ending! Along with the title, it brings it together, otherwise I would think you were writing about being burnt and then taking a shower or injured/cut. Impressive.
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Michael Whatley
Date: 2/11/2016 7:28:00 PM
Aha, indeed Desiree! I'm not one to focus too much on real life pain - glad you liked it ^^
Date: 1/8/2016 5:30:00 PM
Love it.. especially the comic relief part at the end.. You have successfully twisted a dramatic verse into a reality. Excellent write ~~X~~ #7
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Michael Whatley
Date: 1/9/2016 3:04:00 PM
Aha, glad you appreciate the twist, Kim!
Date: 12/31/2015 6:21:00 AM
Entertaining. Particularly when I have loads to do that I cannot be bothered as I am a tad hungover!! Well done. I love your expressive use of words.
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Michael Whatley
Date: 12/31/2015 7:11:00 AM
Many thanks, Tammy!
Date: 12/21/2015 3:37:00 PM
An excellent poem Michael. Welcome to Poetry Soup.
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Date: 12/18/2015 10:03:00 AM
WOW, LOL, that happens to me every now and then. I like when I run cold water on my eyes, awesome ..love the ending twist... SKAT
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Michael Whatley
Date: 12/21/2015 7:50:00 AM
Many thanks, SKAT! This really was a spur-of-the-moment type write.
Date: 12/18/2015 8:04:00 AM
Oh, my. Amazing....
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Date: 12/18/2015 4:51:00 AM
Enjoyed reading dear poet.Nice!
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Michael Whatley
Date: 12/18/2015 5:46:00 AM
Thank you, Muhammad!

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