Over Looked

7.12.12

I keep watching that clock, never letting the hands out of my sight.
But all along, I’ve been letting it go.
Time slipping through my fingers while I wander to and fro

I looked in the mirror, and lost all sanity.
Looked through the window and saw it all crumble.
They said it would destroy me, so I took the challenge.
Walked in the alley, and sought out shelter.
Became independent and strived for what I knew best.

But my mind became cloudy, and my purpose became skewed.
I kept going, never knowing what to do.
What I saw was all wrong, yet I never discerned such knowledge.
Uncertainty grew with each corner I turned,
getting deeper and deeper, until engulfed by the madness.

Confusion welled up and I was shaking with fear.
Entangled by how I had gotten here, I was left in a dazed state.
My hands began hurting, burning with the pain.
Splinters hit my back and I realize all that is.
Roped to this pole, I can hear it crackle, and smell the smoke.

They told me of my own destruction,
running around with these crazy desires.
I didn’t know it would be them to start the blaze.
Defeat is not in my vocabulary, so I raise my head high.
Lift my eyes to see where all this evil could have started.
Only to search about this cold vacant place
and see the inside of my own beating heart.