acid misery

a rusty nail has been thrust in my side.
it's breaking through the skin of my heart
and spilling my blood all over the street...
it's tearing my body apart.

and I'm dead, and I'm dying even more
as the time alone grows on and on
without a friend to call my very own...
I'm feeling like I want to be gone.

a dirty knife has been shoved in my stomach.
it's breaking through the soft scab of my pain
and opening me up for me to know...
flooding me with heartache of acid rain.

and I'm dead, and I'm dying even more
as the fear within me continues to grow
without a peace to cling upon...
there is no hope that I know.

acid misery is taking my soul captive
as it engulfs everything I've ever had
and overwhelms me with anguish unknown....
I've become so sad.

and I'm gone, and I'm going even more
as the time alone grows to further height
without a friend to turn to, or lean on
or someone to help me during this plight.

cancerous distress is capturing my mind
as it drowns me in agony so complete
and fills me with a hopelessness eternal...
I've been completely beat.

and I'm gone, and I'm going even more
as the terror continues to grow
and the aspirations of acceptance dilute
until they become nothing I'll ever know.

-Jonathan Johnston


© Copyright 1997 Jonathan E. Johnston


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