Losing My Sanity
I lie here in the mornings
Just as I sit alone at night
Listening to my thoughts replayed
Drowning in my hopeless plight
The ceiling begins to crumble
The walls begin to scream
Wrapping coverings tight and close
As I witness this nightmare theme
Curling up inside my bed
Praying silently to God
Please stop this endless insanity
End this twisted path I trod
For I can take these screams no longer
I'm beginning to fall apart
Tears run like streamers down my face
Leaving now would not be smart
Darkest night howls through my ears
The carpet gnashes ugly teeth
Crawling from my bed to get away
To reach some form of transient peace
Such frightful sights and sounds
It's the beginning of the end
As the door shrinks and disappears
I have lost my only friend
And in the middle of the room
My knees fold to my chest
Sucking thumbs and whimpering
Trying to find some kind or rest
The next thing I remember
I'm batting at the air
Fending off illusary demons
Holding onto what sanity I dare
I embrace it closest to my heart
And comfort it's piteous cries
Unwilling to let go of it
As the light inside it dies
Tossed alone now into this world
Of shattered broken minds
I've lied so much throughout the years
And the truth is so unkind
I've lost what little sanity
I have ever known
Because the seeds of isolation
Have been long since sown
And as this simple thought flashes through my brain
The light that died again appears
As for now I'm feeling sane
And once again I'm thinking clear
Sanity can be sleek and sharp
Just like the toughest blade
A tool that should not be toyed with
Unless one desires to be slain
Yet the walls continue screaming
As the floor nibbles at my feet
The ceiling crumbles and falls upon me
Driving my knife in deep
And when you walk in through that door
That has already swallowed me
You may be shocked to find me dead
Until it's you the demons see
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