Nameless

But inside these words, so much is lost to the unseeing eye
And though my presence remains, my heart bids thee goodbye
Closed off to a bitter world of hurt and pain
Tears unwilling to come as a smile breaks the strain

The one they say that can bear it all 
Face all their demons and still not fall
The familiar one by my side, a guiding hand 
My worst eney now becomes my only friend 

I am surrounded, yet the lonliness eats away little by little
Until the flesh grows weak and the soul turns brittle 
And words break like mirrors in your mind cutting with might 
When the only peace is found in the darkness of eternal night 

Like acid burning inside and boiling over into an emptiness of nothing
In places where nothing pretends to be the essence of something 
Where need begins and urgency turns into searching, forever wanting 
Something that has no name, no place, no face, just a flicker of something
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Heemstra Avatar
February 22, 2016 at 12:41 PM
I know that feeling all to well. Fantastic read!
Venter Avatar
February 22, 2016 at 12:55 PM
Thank you, one of my earlier "darker" works, glad you found it appealing ;)
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