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Futility

Darkness envelops me
I cannot escape it
The misfortunes of my existence bear heavily upon me
I am without respite

It is suffocating
I find it hard to continue
Shrouding me like a thick, black fog
I succumb

No one can rescue me
I am in its clutches
It is bidding me to do its will
I have no choice

At night, it preys upon me
Slicing deeply, wounding only my soul
No external traces
No one notices but me

I cannot see it
Yet I know it is there
Like a pack of vultures
Circling noiselessly over a fresh corpse

Sapping every bit of my constitution
Leaving me nothing but the bitter flavor of melancholy
Taking out what it may use
Rendering me impotent against its dominance

Taking what is left of my inner happiness
And turning it against me
Seeing evil in place of good
Leaving me dejected and despondent

I cannot fight it
It will soon have its hand raised as the victor
And I, once again, will be defeated
On my own playing ground.


©2001, by Jaymie Knight
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