The fears find me
on the verge of my sin
—they extend their claws
determined to never
let me go
So I sat with them
—conversed with a few—
became friends until
all their secrets I knewThe future finds me
on the embrace
of past mistakes
—it stretches out my time
determined to end
my every rhyme
So I sat with it
—drank tea until I can't—
became addicted until
I am all spentThe void finds me
striving to find meaning
—it opens its mouth
determined to swallow me whole
So I sat with it
—stared at the darkness within—
became heartless until
I forgot what lies thereinThe end finds me
on the drapes of despair
—it sits with me
determined to set me free
So I stayed with it
—held its hands until forever—
became indebted until
we can no longer be togetherThe agony finds me
at the blocked roads of life
—it grips me with its hungry hands
determined to burn my soul
So I embraced it with toil
—sang songs to appease anger—
became used to it
until I am but dead emberThe fears, the void
the end, the cold
It has been a journey
and—indeed—
a story told
YOU ARE READING
a symphony of stars, a cacophony of wishes.
Poetry❝𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘵 𝘴𝘰 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯❞ ˜"*°•˜"*...