| Mindless I cannot shed another tear, My soul is stabbed with corruptive fear. From where the pain comes I do not know. Chaos has reached its highest low. My sanity has run away, Leaving my body to decay. The voices around me pull me in, I am in oblivion, surrounded by sin. How did I get here? What is this place? Reality escapes without a trace. I close my eyes and wish it away, It knocks me out without delay. What in the world did I do to myself, To drag my body into this hell? When everything's black and I can't think, I'll feel like I just had something fiery to drink. Burning down my throat, I throw my head back, My mind is utterly thrown off track. I lie down where I am and curl up in a ball, Hoping, with my drunkenness, I'll get away from it all. by Mary Samsel Return to Submitted Poetry |