by Vikas Reddy

Created on: November 22, 2008

I'm lost, staring at the cold ground,

the seconds ticking away,

moments are traces of sound.

Each step I take weighs me down,

crawling in my skin,

my fingers close into a fist,

this battle I can't lose.

The cage loosens a bit more,

I can't hold out much longer,

not a hope to cling on.

Its laughter leaves me sore.

Looking into my eyes, you laugh,

but it's been too long, and it hungers for more,

you're not the only one laughing,

my beast laughs, too.

If only you knew.

I regret this moment, as I regret all else.

beneath our skin lie the same scars,

I unlatch the beast's door,

too long it has been caged.

Too long our battle has been waged.

But not anymore.

Not anymore.

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