It's a subtle poison
Poison that they show on the television
Tempting the viewer "Drink me, you'll feel better"
But it's all a lie in the end
Dressed up in a pretty bottle
A wolf in sheep's clothing
It deceives you until you're trapped fully in its grasp
And then it strikes with full force
Hitting wherever it can and loving every second of it
Poison
Causing you to lose your head
To become something you're not
To take away your pain
But then its effects wear off hitting you full force
A warning
This is the warning label we've been looking for
The sign of death, but only revealed after you're powerless
Children
Teenagers
Adults
everyone is susceptible to this poison
There are no limits to its carnage
Yet the people we see on the screen look so happy
A goal we have set for ourselves
We think we've found the antidote
The thing that allows us to be happy without facing the problem
But this slippery sly poison only works to create more problems
And yet we sit here
Watching and waiting and deciding
And wondering
am I next?
YOU ARE READING
Severed Silence
PoesíaPoetry~ the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts. ie. Talking about a special thing in a special way And these things are special My goal is to write at least one poe...
