Let The Changes Take Me
Changing
Like the seasons
Everyone has reasons
They cry
I
Stand
Stoically
With a dry eye
Spinning wheels
Pushing
With bloody hands
And all I do
Falls flat like a doormat
And I stagnate
I
Stand
Fragile
With tear-drenched eyes
Is it society’s lies?
From where do truths derive?
In hearts
Loving
In souls
Living
In minds
Knowing
Where does the future reside?
Bleeding and
Flailing and
Sliding sideways
Rolling this way and that
Like a wet cat
Or a dog that rolls in shit
I try to pick myself up
And stand
Stoned
With bloodshot eyes
Chilling, a frigid wind
Calling out to some doubted strength within
Basic words. Balding ethics, run awry.
Fighting faith that says, it's time to die
I hang my head, something lost and gone.
Listening quietly to the last sirens song.
Waiting
Is there a savior
Wondering
Do I save myself
Whispering
Save me, save me, save me
Wilting
I’m not worth saving
Weeping
Stabbing
Myself through the heart with my mind
Piercing
my mind with my thoughts
Thinking
And thoughts breed tears
Crying
Away lonely days, weeks, years
Wiping
My eyes with clawing fingers
Scratching
My face
And screaming
Dreaming of release. Some demon bound life.
Tearing skin, ripped and bleeding.
Fleeting fears, disperse.
Ailing wills, find faith in defeat.
Fleeting mind, addled with deceit.
I look down and look away.
Running comes with ease
Bludgeoning the diseased
Wretched
Disposing of them like the vile creatures
We deem them to be
Judging
Executioning
All without recourse
This
Is self annihilating bullshit
We succumb to our own diminishing thoughts
Standing
In the light
Of the future
Bathing
In the promise
Of tomorrow
Delivering
Looking
For something beyond sadness
Searching
The unknown
Wandering
Like a shadow under the sun
Hiding
From the rays of light
Burning
From the fires of pain
Suffering
As my mind attacks itself
Turning
Away from the heartbreak
Limping
Towards the light
Wobbling
But still upright
Hoping
Something goes right
Tonight's Prompt: The subject was "change" and the format was that each verse had to use exactly one more verb ending in -ing than the last verse.
Written by @MeeJong, @Ledlevee, and @Shells.