Risk: How Much Can A Body Take?

 

Sweat drips

From my fingertips

A harsh ringing panic comes closer

 

I am not strong enough!

I cry and beat my hands against my head

Trying to fight the defeat and the dread

That well up inside my breast

 

Burning tears fall

Like strips of fire so small

And I run to the edge of myself

 

My soul shrieks in torment

And the cold wet beating

Of my soggy thoughts meeting

Forces me to my knees

 

I, a child

Alone in the snow-white inferno

Of upheaval still know

 

What is best

But the faces, they’ll haunt

Nightmares filled grim and gaunt

And I will try to die

 

But I jump

And in taking the leap

My mind I can keep

 

I can walk on

Aware of the pain behind me

But glad of the life before me

And I will smile

 

It hurts

But with time perhaps

The pain will lapse

 

The worst is done

I made the decision

‘Spite her hateful derision

And now I am free

I end in cold

The silver twilight of a closing

That promises a beginning

 

I LIVE

In spite of you

Life crowns me victor

Reviews

[~crazy Beautiful~]

this was very interesting and quite a good read.
I especially loved this part

"Burning tears fall
Like strips of fire so small
And I run to the edge of myself"

that was what kept me reading, the ending was not expected and actually refreshing to read. especially the I LIVE in spite of you
i like how you capatalized that part like you were yelling it, it seemed to give it greater feeling.
Nice work
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