This room I’m hiding in
Is dark and unaware
Foreboding and savage
Hungry for more of my light
Bite by bite piece by piece
Consuming the better part of me
Until the discarded shell remains
Saturated beneath a facade of smiles
Masked in laughter
Shrouded in steady unflinching
Capitulation
Clothed in white flags
Arms raised high, head bent downward
Eyes half closed
Waiting for the finale
Longing for the finale
Hoping for the finale
Trained to be thankful for the stale crumbs
Or the razor nails scratching my head
Or the toxic kiss from poison lips
Just so I might feel wanted
Just so I might feel human for a moment
I lay face up, neck exposed
My throat beckons the dull teeth of slow death
Feeling useful in my uselessness
Seal my eyes in despair
Seal my lips in silence
Seal my heart in wax and my love in ice
Until the curtains rise
And I feel the warm breath of heaven on my face
And hear the joyful songs of the living
And see the shining Son
Eyes to eyes
Face to face
Heart to heart
Wrapped at last eternally
In the still warm blanket
Of God’s eternal love
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