Robert James Liguori Poet Free verse

The Dark Escape

They follow me
wanting my blood to boil
due to a perverse innocence 

Yet I kneel and scream
in the name of the forsaken 
why am I the chosen one

Branded with the sign of the beast
I crawl through days
of bitter unhappiness 

Can the new moon save me
does she have the power
to transform humanity 

I am not alone
through punishment
and turmoil 

Yet there is one way out
an exit that eludes me
the dark escape 

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Hilda Greenhough February 17, 2025 at 12:52 AM This is an interesting story. At its ending, I wonder if the escape is physical, or is it mental? It is confining and frightening. Robert James Liguori February 17, 2025 at 12:56 AM Thanks for your comment. Glad I was able to move you. That is what poetry is all about!!! Cheers.