Monday, June 9, 2014
tartarus
Tartarus
Blood flows and does not cease
Bondage abundant no release
Not a word to rely on
Meaning flees thoughts are gone
I stagger stumble fall in silence
Inside as without filled with violence
With sword drawn I stab at foe
That never die and utter no
I wonder at wounds and pain I feel
Wounds that bleed but do not heal
Flesh falls from my bones
Every dropping cries and moans
As flames gather and begin to rise
I turn my head and cover my eyes
I seek death but cannot find
For life and death I have left behind
Blood flows in tidal waves
From open wounds as dead from graves
My words are vain and profanity
My thoughts and deeds not of humanity
My heart is filled with filth and dirt
From sins and lust I use to flirt
Tattered and torn flesh depart
Never showing bone but only heart
With every beat a sin fulfilled
An innocent man's blood is spilled
My soul tries to elevate
Pass through some open gate
That is crowded with the newly dead
Their eyes their hearts filled with dread
Fire burns within and all around
No peace joy or comfort to be found
I awake from this abysmal nightmare
And into the cool calm night stare
Is there such a Tartarean place
For which eternity I must face
copyright 1973