Tuesday, July 21, 2015

The Sum of It

I'm trying to recreate
The past amenities
From all the good that
The daylight had brought to me,
But it is the night that created me.
It is the night that consumes me.


I can't escape myself

Without falling into somebody else.
I am reluctant for
No more than a second.
Reward or penance,
I'm missing out.

I'm trying to recreate

The past amenities
From all the good that
The daylight had brought to me,
But it is the night that created me.
It is the night that consumes me.


When twilight falls the sun will rise.

The radiant visage, erased from the skies.
A begrudging look can change 
Success to failure,
And peace to rage.

Climb out! Climb up!

You can grasp the rope.
Climb out! Climb up!
You can hold on tight.
Climb out! Climb up!
In the end you'll choke.
Whether weak or sturdy,
You'll lose the fight.

Climb out! Climb up!

You can scale the summit.
Climb out! Climb up!
You can reach the top.
Climb out! Climb up!
In the end you'll plummet.
Whether full or empty,
Your heart will stop.  

- afm