The Midnight Man
slowly moving rooms
fast-paced images, i see
the dimensions topple over
and i lose sense of gravity
a man with a pocket knife and a nose that bled
stood in front of my eyes
the sharp edge sliced so sweetly in my head
it was so shiny i wanted to die
he ran into my closet when he heard the sound
of my heartbeat crashing against the walls
little phrases and stares, they're breaking the ground
small shadows encompass me, while the bright lights are dull
quickly moving life,
slow-paced moments, i meet
little ladybugs that linger
just part of a bigger scheme
grab my sleeve, let's run
so you can drown yourself in the moat
before you see my apparition
and the man with his blade at my throat
he ran into my closet when he heard the sound
of my heartbeat crashing against the walls
little phrases and stares, they're breaking the ground
small shadows encompass me, while the bright lights are dull
within the walls are eyes
they see through holes that i
pounded into them with
the fists of my internal conscience
never left the holes of my head
never created any to begin with
i ran into my closet when i heard the sound
of the walking and speaking of the creatures outside
little phrases and stares turn me into a clown
their shadows encompass me, while their tools build my spine
Copyright © Ashlea Senft | Year Posted 2017
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