TsukiyoNoMarionette

Each night I lay in bed... Letting my covers Try to keep me warm Though they're never As warm as your arms. Letting my dreams Try to soothe me Into a deathly calm Though they're never As calming as your Quiet snores. Letting hundreds of sheep Try to caress my eyes To finally close Though they shall never Comfort me In the way your gentle hand In mine will. And while the covers may try They will never fill the place Where you slept beside me. My dreams will never Fill the emptiness left Without your breathe. The sheep will never Lift me away Like the comfort of knowing That your near me And that you Will be the first thing I see When I

As I look out the window and see the clouds of smoke People are leaving their house, With their face drained of hope Close by I see people crying, In the distance I hear people screaming The worst is happening, Only this time we’re not dreaming The faithful are gathering, Holding hands and praying The tainted are bargaining, Taking anything that can be taken The weak are jumping off buildings, Leaving blood on the pavement Large scale of suicides Whether by knife, gun, or hanging It’s anarchy out there And it has only begun I’m damned to the flames Because my sins can’t be undone

My dearest child, do not weep, for I am here to wipe your tears away. Come, let us be free of these blankets; let us walk from these dim halls.     There lies what once was your body, fevered and eaten by disease. Your lips are cracked and bleeding, your arms are both thin and sallow. Do not fear them now, for they are long passed.    Come away now, for we must say your final goodbyes. Here to the mother and father that came to your bedside each day. Here to the brother, who shall honour your name. Do not be jealous of them, my dearest child. For you are simply moving ahead; you have not fallen behind.    “But why, why does it hur

Perhaps I should confess to you, That I am trapped within this box of crushing insecurity... Screaming as I shatter my nails against the wall. But I'm sure you'll tell me to just smile and wave.