Detached

Detached from life

Detached

Painful visions fill my head
Beneath my skin darkness lurks
Can't hold onto anything
Maybe one day I will see.

There's blood upon the streets
It's all I ever see
Even when I close my eyes
I'm left out in the rain.

Voices compel me to commit
Torment and torture of my soul,
The burning taste of lead
Twist the knife to make me bleed.

Hanging on by a thread
Praying for this pain to end
The drugs I take are killing me
Wasting away beneath my skin.

Demons trapped deep within
Tear away at the flesh
Makes me feel like I'm a God
Doesn't make any sense.

Wave goodbye to innocence
Tangled up in flesh and blood,
Maybe one day I won't see
This fading picture in my head.

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Ravyn Stone
Written: 07/01/03