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Se-Pa-Ra-Ted Se-Co-Nds

The hordes of defection await Obscurity indulges their silence Abruptly, I am lost within my own recollection Feverishly trying other hearts My brain seizes its choler It bathes in the solace of grief Disgruntled, I await ambition Deciphering each notion, towards alienation The separated seconds loathe me I fall between my somber thoughts Deserted, my will vexes me As I tumble into oblivion I am at a loss of words and will-- This silence drifts into my mind I conjure a pool of empathy [Pretending that I am no different] My demons bathe under my skin For, my heart is their tyrant-- I am persecuted by my vacant will With-held from my embittered perception...

Copyright © | Year Posted 2018




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Date: 7/3/2018 7:59:00 AM
Adam, you have written an introspective gem!
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Adam Kinsley
Date: 7/3/2018 1:48:00 PM
Thank you. All of my work is either calling attention to the self, or to [characteristics of] society. I am glad that you liked it, and I hope you check out some of my other stuff.

Book: Shattered Sighs