A Slow, Painful Death

Slowly leaving
Slowly dying
Slowly withering away
Soon it’ll be time to say
Goodbye forever
Even though I never
Thought I’d say goodbye
For I never believed I’d die
As my body rots before my eyes
I ask myself, Why can’t I die like everyone else dies?
A quick, painless death is all I wanted
Not a death so haunted
By evil spirits, an ungrateful beast
Though, then I could never admit defeat
Too tired to care
Too tired to dare
To make a sound
I’m too tightly bound
To this hospital bed
My eyes are turning red
Eyes, the window to the soul
Mine is flailing, out of control
I wouldn’t make the same mistake
If I could have just one retake
But this is the last scene
Of a dying dream
There is nothing I can do
As my face slowly turns blue
The end is near, I can feel it now
It’ll soon be time to take a bow
As the curtains come down
My smile turns to a frown
And I’m alone
Sitting in my throne
The last of my subjects is gone
Left the night, Left for the dawn


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