I wear your fears on my skin

Keloid scars that offer a sinister grin

They tell me I am insane

But I know, I know

Genius is just being ahead of the game

That's why I welcome your shadows

The ones that cascade across this city with pointy ears

An immovable object against an unstoppable force

It had to be this way of course

Your symbol, your power

You’ve changed things my toxic flower

With your ego blazing in the night

That spotlight like an erection across this city

An infection to prevent the atrocities

To promote the fear of your justice

But fear is just a word

It can’t be delivered to the absurd

Y’see I understand fear

I promote it more than you

Mine is true, I have no code

I’m willing to go toe to toe

And dance a merry little waltz

The order of chaos can contribute a thing or two

Anarchy devours the order of any code

I cut my fame into the flesh I expose

A forced bloodthirsty grin

I like to get up close and personal with my sin

I like what I do and I do what I like

You had to tumble and then I broke your bike

A rabid dog racing cars on life's broken road

Flipping coins on faces that corrode

Introducing a little anarchy

Exploding in a thousand decks of me

Welcome to my insanity

At least I don't chase my tail

I leave that to the people of the law

I watch them fail

As I insight war

Make you break your own rules

Turn you into my demented fools

I watch you wail, I see all of your distress

So so angry at the man in a dress

Or a nurses uniform, but I digress

Can you guess what comes next?

As I put my nemesis to the test...

© Richard Withey. All rights reserved.

- Inspired by the film The Dark Knight

the sands of time

slip through my fingers

and slowly become 

the dust of the ages

stardust floating in ashes of bones...

listen carefully

and hold yourself still

move slowly 

carefully

but if you hear

a breath

or movement

freeze

maybe he will not hurt you

this house

does not seem so bad

and there has been no violence for years

but underneath

the fragile shell

lies anger 

and screams

and accusations

and tears

and pain

and hate

and complaints

and fear

of the ticking time bomb

which they are...

bones

gnawed pallid

by the c

            o

              u

                n

                  t

                    l

                     e

                       s

                         s

worrying teeth

of the monstrous cogitations 

which invade my mind

still rattle

within my empty heart...

soporific

fabric

calmative

superlative

living in knitting

the craft of life

material world

material comforts

softener

softer

confectionery

comfort

cotton

fine-spun

silken

linen

(K.M.M.)

an empty heart

because 

broken hearts

are heavy things, and

i'm not

                strong

                               enough.

    I could hear water dripping on the floor, but there was no water. There was only a room, a room with no windows and a flickering light. There was a small table and a chair in which I was strapped onto. I have no idea how or why I'm here! It feels like the room was slightly shaking, or perhaps it was just my body reacting to this haunting situation. My lips are quivering in fear, my eyes are attached to the everlasting abyss that was this horrifically dirty floor. "WHY WHY WHY!!" I said aloud. "PLEASE!! PLEASE SOMEONE, ANYONE! GET ME OUT OF HERE!!". I began to hear a clicking sound. Suddenly, the entire room started to quickly shift clockwise! The loudness of it all was unbearable. Once the tears began to run down my face, I closed my eyes and prayed. "Plleeease!! Just end it! Please!!". All of a sudden, the room stopped. I looked down and noticed that my body, starting at my feet, began to evaporate. Initially, I started to Scream in terror. But then I began to find peace. Before I went away, I heard one thing, "Damn it!!! Subject 32 failed the test! Bring out the next one, IMMEDIATELY!".