The Final Solution

Night crawls by, echoing in its silence

Moving through the dawn unfettered

Stare soulfully as the sun creeps higher

And mourn the arrival of another new day

Thoughts fall, spark and painfully fail to ignite

But cascade over stony riverbeds of despair

Colliding and clashing over waterfalls of confusion

Tumbling out to roam the wilderness of isolation

Twisted in comprehension and misconception

Faltering in its clarity, the mind wanders unbalanced

The soft spoken word becomes a sharp edged retort

A barb slicing through the soul, ripping to the raw

Stagnation and deprivation magnify the insecurity

Casual comment becomes the blade of the assassin

Amplifying the inner screams of bitter betrayal

Fuelling the fire of angst that flickers dimly in the soul

Locked firmly in the chains of endless loathing

Incarcerated in the realm of fading hope

A maelstrom of madness revels in its finality

Wallowing in failure, torment’s victory complete

One final retreat waits patiently as light fades

The portal flung open, black hole welcomes the broken

Enticing, persuading, the precipice ever tempting

Stepping into the dark,
It ends

© Fergus Martin

2012

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