The frigid winter air,
has confined me to my home,
where my mind is left to roam.
Miles away,
in my haven,
my mind begins to cave in.
The simplicity,
of this disease,
it picks me apart,
tears at my heart,
and mangles my mind.
It distorts all perception,
leading to my own deception,
I ask myself,
when is this going to end?
I feel nothing,
other than confusion.
And I can’t stop fighting,
this battle, which I am losing.
My mind pulls me one way,
my heart, the other,
And I can’t help but feel,
like I’m being smothered.
I scream,
and I cry,
and I still don’t know why,
I can’t feel normal.
I escape,
and I run,
right into a loaded gun,
that blows me to bits.
It blows me to bits.
I slowly submit.
I quietly submit.
I quit.
Copyright Barry Pietrantonio