skies of the deadliest shade

10/2011

The taste of coffee and cigarettes cake 

the insides of my mouth so I attempt to

spit out this sticky calamity that coats 

my lips. I have barricaded myself behind 

the bars of my perception. I'm trapped

underneath skies of the deadliest shade.

You see for me it's halloween everyday.

Orange jumpsuits and long, bright hallways.

Deranged screams and silent parties.

  

So pour me a cup of your darkest, bitter brew.

My projected spectral of twisted flesh.

Tease my senses, burn my blackened mouth.

A seasonal change that once held beauty

and healing for me, now stabs my heart

with malice. Unmistakable and repetitive

malice. Out of all the words that life has

given me why does it always seem that 

I have nothing to truly say.  

Author's Note

Reviews

[Lily Mae]

This is how I feel in the spring.. When everyone is excited about the rebirth and the blossoms and sun ..I have a memory inside that forever makes me feel that internal uneasiness of it all.. Funny thinking about it here makes me think of how we let others still control those broken spaces..hmm time for a cleaning ;) xo Your awesome Josh and I love reading your work..x

[Nishant Gupta]

nice one read mine too "QUEST OF LIFE".

[Daytonight]

Very deep and dark. Well done. Keep on penning.

[EMMIE]

I LOVE THE MEANING BEHIND THIS, AND APPRECIATE THE CREATIVITY YOU PUT IN IT. SOMETIMES I FEEL THE SAME WAY... LIKE IT'S HALLOWEEN EVERY DAY. ENJOYED THIS TO THE FULLEST!

[Crow]

I love the dark despairing imagery. Life can be the most desolate prison of all.

Well done!

[light and ashes]

I love this. I feel the despair,frustration,and agony of a mental state feeling like its about to completely unravel if it hasn't already pulsating in every line like the rhythum of a heart beat, beautiful.

[Dahlia Phoenix]

Truly dark.
"I am barricaded behind the bars of my perception.Trapped underneath skies of the deadliest
shade."

This sentence holds the definitive motive of this poem. I love the intensity in this. Great job!

[KAREN]

Very deep and intense, somewhat dark write. Love the flow and imagery!