Louise Lucas
Mental Eclipse
The sun shines at the back of the house
As the moon blazes ice white at the front
Darkness is only black time waiting to dissolve
the lines that lead to sanity
I’m waking from a dream
But nightmares are the same things
Twisted bloated faces splatter the window
And wailing almost silent creeps behind my door
If I open my chest my heart can die
If I slash my ankle I can fall and pray at the same time
I want to see me bleed
My mind is the weak instrument seasons play with
just for their pleasure
If I hate the outside
Could it make the inside seem better
I laugh
But it’s a monster’s head on everyone’s shoulders
Nails scratch harder, harder, harder
Fists are pounding hard then they’re still
Showing anger against the whole world
Then myself
There is no alternative to nothing
When everything seems dead
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