Enslaved

Walking down the road
Teeth chattering and shivering, the air oh so cold
Dark shadows cast across the ground
An eerie silence all around
High alert, poised to defend from the merest peril
Logic thrown to the wind, instincts take over, turning me feral

A monster lurking around every bend
If they’re really there will remain a mystery ‘til the end
Heart always racing, like a hamster on a wheel
Can the damage be undone? Will I ever heal?

Possession leading to obsession
With the shadows darting across the wall
How allusive they are, if they are even there at all
Tricks on my mind the puppet master does play
Causing me to accidentally push the world away

Fingers of black brume take hold of my brain
Squeezing and modifying to the point where I become insane
Talons dig into the recesses of my heart
Puncturing and ripping it apart

As the injuries affect my being
I crumble to the floor pleading
Dear demon that has come to reside inside me
Please leave me be, I need to be free
But my pleas fall on deaf ears
And all ignore my waterfall of tears

Isolate and done
Everything out to get me, get ready to run
How easy to control I must be
When no one can possibly help me

Incubus dragging me to hell on Earth faster
I have become a marionette to the puppet master
Oh demon of fear emancipate your long time slave
Who has for so long done nothing but obey

Someone please hear my cries
For if they are ignored I will soon die
Shackles pull me to the ground
You throw me in the ocean
And laugh as I drown

Reviews

[θεά]

Disturbing and debilitating- I gall at the way anyone can simply capture the emotion of vulnerability and fear with such depth and alacrity. Possession, obsession and eventual death. Powerful stuff!