Awakening to a Nightmare
by Charlene

Eyes awaken same old way,
Fit to begin another day,
To a world that doesn't understand,
Nor would ever lend a helping hand.

Entrapped in a cage that will always last,
Shedding tears behind the mask,
Forced to cover one's own ways,
Speaking yet silent throughout the days,
Rejected among the herds & crowds,
Driven to live above the clouds.

Sharp & shiny are the instruments of joy,
Colourful are the seeds which destroy,
Appealing is the liquid below ground,
Gentle is the rope that bound.

Decaying flesh driven from thought,
No other place to be sought,
Abyss below, existence behind,
Spiralling downward, growing blind.

Everything now taking course,
No regrets. No apologies. No Remorse.