Poem: Silence

diaphanous mind
twisted
torn
write this hurt across my heart
then say i never cared

the devil speaks before you
a junkie in the eyes of man
shooting dreams with swollen veins
a martyr to bespell you

a voice rasping through forever
spinning lies
speaking truth
preying on the weakest mind
to twist and bend it to his whim

in lucid dreams
he hears the secrets ghosts hold dear
the broken will of a hopeless boy
etched in transient delusion

you keep your fear
you keep your hurt
let it keep you warm and safe
let it wipe away the blood and tears
and face tomorrow with leaden heart

a crystal treasure granted once
scratched and cracked and flawed
a needle edge to open flesh
the cherished token of the stars

sustained on clouds of nicotine
no sanctity of sleep
growing cold
growing old
he watches silent with hollow eyes

the devil speaks before you
a secret in his smile
write this hurt across my heart
then say i never cared