Escape

Faceless and listless and slaving away

A machine with a painted on grin

Already dead, fucked in the head

My patience begins to wear thin

If only the madmen see problems with this

My place is with them yes it's true

Because I have stopped caring if I live or die

As long as I'm not one of you

Your society functions on order

Stand up and you get shot down

With a bulletproof vest strapped onto my chest

I'm leaving this house and this town

And naturally everything's my fault

If only I'd listened to you

but have you considered how your mind has withered

The vultures are coming for you

Telling me to calm down

Saying just slow down and think

But I don't feel helpless anymore

Don't need to see a shrink

So what if I'm messed up

Too bad so are you

But after so much time spent waiting

I'm finally breaking through

I've grown used to the darkness

But I wouldn't call us friends

It's just to isolate myself

So I don't have to see your face again

I'm actually sick to my stomach

From thinking about your lies

So keep all of your numbness

And let the fog cover your eyes

Standing on the edge

Thinking bout the past

Can't pretend not to have noticed

How nothing good can last

And someday you'll remember 

How I got away

I won't be the last

To leave and go away

You still can't see

You were not right this time.

Reviews

[Heromen Selena]

AWESOME!!!!!! THE SECOND TO LAST STANZA WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!! THIS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING. WAY BETTER THAN ANYTHING I'VE SEEN IN A WHILE. AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dr. Wood ?]

very intense and very very good..Great last two lines.....Yeah....GOOD stuff

[Sarah]

Great details and structure...especially love the ending. Good job with this poem!

[Laura Maidah]

"fucked in the head"

[schnickythep]

what about it?

[Laura Maidah]

It's cool. I wrote more. Accidently got deleted.

[schnickythep]

oh ok. thanks!

[Laura Maidah]

Basically last two lines rock

[schnickythep]

thanks :) just read "Laura Maidah," those last lines are pretty badass.

[Laura Maidah]

I know right? It's poignant and pointy at the same time.

[schnickythep]

Exactly. Who doesn't love telepathic dicks?

[Laura Maidah]

haha you have no idea. hahah you cool

[schnickythep]

thanks :)

[afra]

dark and deep ...well done