REELING, STUNNED AND SHOCKED
spiraling nightmares,
the unending grind
of insanity imposed
by a blind sleeping world
upon inanity endured
from broken spirit,
tainted mind,
and fractured soul
no matter what
we seek to build,
each act is countered
by outer blows,
bludgeoning cudgels
of unexpected events
which leave us reeling,
stunned and shocked
we can not plan
or control the flow,
we can not focus
so blurred with pain;
we seek release,
or for escape,
but all paths lead
to another cage
none can see this,
none care to know,
they mock us
and in cruel spite
twist the gears
which pull these bands
tighter still,
crushing all the more
these days I feel
that only death
brings rest for me;
I am so beaten,
so broken and damaged,
my will has splintered,
I am left shattered
in shards lost to the sands
- Brendan Tripp
05/04/2002
Copyright © 2002 by Brendan Tripp