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My forest is dark

an endless void

cold and damp

shiverous and lonely

my flashlight shines it

but the batteries are dying

my only light is flickering

sometimes it’s humid 

sometimes it’s empty

The crab is no longer in his shell, empty

bounded by chains of Hades

though he’s not the villain

sleepless nights haunt my everyday

anyway, I couldn’t speak because my body wouldn’t let it

same with my tears

My heart hasn’t been in daylight in a while

I’m sure I’ve forgotten warmth

Though the forest is cold and damp

The heat drives it up a ramp

The ocean steams

The ground boils

How can I walk when I am chained

An ocean I’m drowning in but can still breathe

I don’t know why I am drawn to problematic people

maybe because in a way, we’re one in the same

When I become mad, pulling the sails to safety the ships

the storm takes the lives of old ships

A beast’s roar has no beauty

I cry help but my wails fall into a void of endlessness

I shell myself to keep from people being burned

but when I open my mouth, they are scorched and no longer with me

I can’t speak of things but I can sing them

Words can’t be formed unless in a poem

I yearn, but don’t chase, for I know you’ll only drive further from me