love, fall into me
and i will fall into you
it will be okay

I saw a dying brother bleed out.
   I saw a madman **** his flock.
   Parades celebrated the funerals.
   Little boys masquerading as men
   played war. Real men died for mud.
   Loved ones prayed their rosaries.
   No prayers were ever answered on
   our street. Gold stars filled sad
   windows. Widows cried in private.
   They would never dance again.

As midnight strikes
My demons smirk
Knowing that it's time.
They rush to my vulnerable mind
Unlock the cage
And release the thoughts that weaken me.
For hours on end
My demons laugh as I fall
Helpless
Vulnerable
and Beaten