Undressed

By Stone Bryson

It’s a nightmare / and I know I won’t wake up.

All my freedom’s drained from me now / reality / this is so cruel.

In the mirror / a face I don’t know / the lies concealed are hidden well.

The bitter taste / of things forgotten / about myself / without renewal.

Purge my guilt / for all the shit I cannot bear.

Punishment / gods are angry / pay the price / the things I’ve done.

Cannot lose / all I’m losing / I could cry - it’d do no good.

I could scream / who would listen? / the man inside is walking scum.

You see the side -

forced happiness.

Insecure -

facade undressed.

I cannot walk -

in shoes this tight.

I’ve had enough -

I crack tonight.

Spin the wheel / another loss is in the wings.

I expect / the worst to happen / surprise, surprise / it’s there again.

I do not care / I am accustomed / to feeling this and even more.

Another bath / muddy waters / swim through this - an evil grin.

This is not me -

I just pretend.

Carry with me -

a scaly skin.

My fang is reared -

it’s on the right.

The left one's gone -

I crack tonight.

Copyright © 2004, 2006 Stone Bryson.  All Rights Reserved.

Original Version Written June 1994

Final Version Edited October 2006

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