"Bargaining..."

His mind is a whirlwind beyond all thoughts, questions, or reasons

How vividly are life's horrors burned into his memories

His eyes are dark as eternal night

His skin is aflame with sorrow and crippling pain

He chews upon his lower lip until it bleeds

He has found his true self within the arms of another

But the forever watchful eyes of the world has him regretting his choice

He has sold his soul to the devil

He tries to laugh at his misfortune, but sounds fake

His eyes hurt and burn with sadness

He mentally disciplines his heart for yielding to such temptation

His raging emotions seep through the concrete walls that he has put up around his heart

His mind screams as the break of dawn only brings guilt as well as light

He slowly creeps away from the sleeping devil who has stolen his soul

He sits in a darkened corner away from the twilight

So desperately does he need to be rescued

He bargains with his sanity...

His whole life rests precariously upon the edge

He holds onto a phone book, scanning its pages

Help cannot be obtained within the names of those he loves

His trembling fingers trace column after bold letter column

Tears rain down, smearing the names

He blinks blindly at the numerous pages before him

Time stops while he searches in vain for his soul...

Published in: "Whispers In The Wind"
Anthology of verse
 Poetry Institute of Canada

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