Blood
blood-drenched clouds
torrents of agony
cascading down
from the sky
i have betrayed all
that i once was
my heart pierced
with a dagger in my own hands
blood rains down
the shadows have fallen
and now they consume
feeding upon the slaughter
all that is left
is the pale whiteness
barely visible in the
now bloodied bones
a dream lies at my feet
shattered, battered and broken
destroyed by my own hand
i have slain my aspirations
i cannot ask anyone to join me
there is nothing but shadow ahead
the road breaks off in a sudden cliff
and i have fallen; there is no return
the abyss awaits
the blood rains race me down
the clouds rumble their anger overhead
the cliff's crag frowns in disappointment
bread and cheese themselves
turned against me
my heights, once so glorious
have been brought so low
and all that is left
is the bloodied pale white bones
and a dagger, its blade broken
lodged in the remnants of what was once my heart
i will not dream any longer
my aspirations have been slaughtered
there is no one guilty save for one
me, myself and I
i look in the mirror
and i do not recognize
the person looking
back at me
i was once clean
now i am dirty
i was once pure
now i am tarnished
shadows
consuming
devouring
darkness
doom
despair
blood rains
i have betrayed myself
all that i once was
all that i hoped to be
lies shattered
at my feet
yet this too will pass
as must all things in their season
the blood will stop
the clouds will break
but i will not be the same
i will not be who i once was
i will not be who i dreamed to be
but i will survive
i will still stand when the blood stops
i will still stand when the clouds break
and though i may not recognize myself
i will survive unto the bitter end
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