Nightmares Stuffed in Jars
Nightmares stuffed in jars
He scissors his torso wide,
rope wound tightly
to keep insanity in,
trembling in convulsions,
pain upheaves in torrents,
broken threads, crumbling psyche
walking barefoot in troubled mind.
Nightmares stuffed in jars
Shovels a fake outside
won’t expose bowels of inside.
Electricity strikes bolts like
pins and needles in his brain
as he cons his game
and feigns his truth
in violent purple slashes
of clouded sanity.
Nightmares stuffed in jars
Wolves howl within his anguish
broken mirrors surround
shattered tumbling tears,
unable to witness heartless sun.
He feels his dripping sweat
through burning of surrender,
flashes of knotted destiny
scrawled on his face.
Of all he has lost,
he misses mind the most
Nightmares stuffed in jars