Hiding Within

O people of this world, I see your furtive glances,
As you walk by me in the street,
I instantly feel stripped naked,
Eyes downcast upon my swollen feet.
Too scared to take a second look,
In case you're staring back at me,
As kind as I may be inside and in my mind,
You mundane people, my great bulk is all you see.
And you all think I am bone idle,
I see the hurtful judgement in your eyes,
If only you'd spare me a few seconds,
You could look beyond my size.
So I stay within myself, the world's company I avoid,
For if I did never bare my soul, it cannot be destroyed. 

Love's Lost

Hast thou of late, looked within mine eyes,
And witnessed the sadness lurking there?
Should thou look hard enough you'll see
The battle scars that now we share.
Never a sadder tale to tell,
Than that of a pure love now lost,
The annihilation of my very soul,
I paid the price, my heart, it cost.
So now I walk the road much travelled, 
By wretched, lonely, abandoned souls,
I shuffle forward in desolate sadness,
Waiting to hear the cruel Hell's bell toll.
But, if I had the chance, let this tale end sadly,
To love you again, I would do so gladly.

Woeful Regrets

O Thou my Soul, methinks thou wrongst me. 

That tongue that once only dripped sweet honey,

Now lashes at my heart with scorn and enmity.

An innocent word meant to soothe but only baited,

Caused such horrendous total devastation,

Filled my nights with suffering and confusion,
A bright new morning, perhaps a new start?

Nay, more black words of venom and foreboding,
Now I am dying, you have slayed my heart.

I will not lie down and let you trample

O'er my poor and wounded soul,

I must stand up and fight this battle,

This hostile assault is now taking its toll.

Have I lost you my love, my muse, my friend?

My words spoken wrongfully were never meant to offend. 

The Mercy of Hades

No, I cannot have died,

Surely in death, this pain cannot exist.

Endless night skies are closing in,
I feel trapped in the murky black gloom,

My voice inside my mind has ceased,

There is an air of impending doom. 

I wish I were numb, all feelings gone,

Weary eyes, look your last,

Tired arms, take your final embrace,

These emotions have long passed.

Am I still living in this hollow life?

Have I succumbed to eternal sadness,

O Charon, I beg you, take all I possess,

And with your fierce Hound ferry me away from this emptiness. 

Love's Tempest

Dare I hope that this maelstrom has now abated?

The mighty waves were lifting me higher and higher,

Then dropping me down, deeper and deeper,

Pitching me into a pool of enraged fire.

My body and your soul jerking and burning,

Unable to conform your head with my heart,

Spitting words like arrows into one another,

Clawing at our bonds, and ripping us apart. 

Wanting to tell you how foolish I am,

Though I can see no chink in your armour,

So instead I shall storm your offences,

Even though, alack, I am pushing you away farther.

Stop, please, and listen, these words are all true,

Is my confession too late, have I now lost you for good?