5: Eight

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I'm trapped in a web, 

The eight-legged beast creeps up my spine,

She hasn't been fed,

So soon she will dine,

I stare at her needle-like limbs,

And laugh to myself,

I remember being stuck in the bins,

Before I earned my wealth,

Loneliness and Isolation welcome me like an old friend,

Laziness says we have more time to spend,

I doubt it,

Get a grip,

Hunger, fear, and thirst, I try to ignore them,

But they stay by my side, how I abhor them,

I take a deep breath, and lay back on my armchair,

It's been a while since I've been visited by my favorite pair,

The door cracks open, and I look ahead,

Why it's my old friend!

I hug companionship, grateful to have them by my side again,

Everyday, all day, I just scrolled on my phone and read,

But then happiness came waltzing in, which was a bit odd,

She glowed so brightly, as brightly as the sun,

But then she vanished, and then she was gone,

I look at the widow in front of me, and manage a grin,

Even though I most likely will die, and this will be my FIN,

I saw happiness for a second, I count that as a win

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