Submissions by Dante-Anon

Movement around me
Nothing catches my eye
Isolation, my sweet friend
"Its been too long." says the sadness
"Come on in." beckons the pain
Swallow my pride
Bow my head
Enter their embrace

Gazed into the abyss
Found nothing
Stared me down
Left me running
Tail between my legs

I battled with monsters
No better then them
Became one myself
So much for infallible
Who said I was?

Indoctrinated into the Hollow Men
Heart cremated like Sam Mcgee
Mind forging its own Calf Path
Will to...

Emotions restricted
Change that hurts
I cannot alter it's course
Poison in the air
Cliched but not false
The carcass of happiness lies before me

Destroyed by those who wish to control
Through fear and hollow threats
Through restricting emotion

The change is clear
From life to death
In the castle I built for myself
Brick by brick
Made of my own fears
Of my own ego

Sadness reads the eulogy at happiness' funeral
Love runs away in tears
Hope gave up
The only smiles come from the shepherds of man
Their...

I think I might be driven to becoming a sinner
Because my tolerance for you people grows exponentially thinner
You treat every interaction like a game with a winner
When in the end, we're all just some maggots dinner

Look at the inner workings of man
You might realize you're not such a fan
And that the true motivations of people are as dark as obsidian
But there is a constant in this world, one thing that is certain
That for all of us, there will one day be a closing of life's ending curtain

Just know that you're all one big thorn in my side...

I am full but far from content
The filling is the deciding factor
Am I full of disgust with the actions of those close to me?
Perhaps
Could I be full or rage at the injustice and arrogance that now seems
to be my life?
Possible
Maybe it is the cyclone that seems to surround every waking moment of
time I have the displeasure of inhabiting
Likely
Is it the complete lack of control I have over what happens to me?
Now we're getting somewhere
But most likely of all the options I have presented myself with is the
"all of the above"...

Hearing your screams echoing down the hall
And seeing your crimson blood run down the wall
I realize my regard for your life is near microscopically small
In fact the last time I felt ecstasy like this, I cannot recall

But now it's time for the life to drain from your eyes
While wishing you had time to utter your last goodbyes
Regretting all of your unwarranted and unjust lies
And knowing that your body will be left to the flies

Because you know you are a person that no one will miss
No one will be without your loving embrace or kiss
So let...