In My Eyes
The darkness coalesced in my eyes
Whispering the sweetest lies
Erecting a bloody throne
Made of broken bone
The color seeped from my cheeks
Leaving me weak for weeks
The pain I held drove me to despair
And I thought nobody would care
The voices in my own head
Told me to listen to them instead
And as I tested the blade of a knife
I sometimes imagined ending my life
A small cut here and I write my goodbye in blood
Feeling the tears in my eyes create a flood
Tears cascading down my cheeks I dropped the blade
As the moon made the darkness fade
When I peer into my own eyes I'm afraid of me
And the thoughts that seek to set me "free"
But I've learned without darkness there is no light
But it might burn within if I stand ready to fight
Pages and pages of misery tell my history
But what awaits tomorrow is still a mystery
And if it takes being lost in rhyme to find the time
To cleanse my soul and erase the grime
Then just know I'm figuring out who I am
As I confront the shadows and erase the sham
And as the moon disappears and the sun rises
I think I may still have a few surprises
As a bevy of morning colors splash across the sky
I move past mourning as I seek to finally fly
The light coalesced in my eyes
Watching as the darkness dies
Copyright © Christopher Goss | Year Posted 2024
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