The delicate string that held his world
Snapped in half and his brows furrowed.
The world as he knew it was turned upside down
And his view of earth had rapidly drowned.
His voracious greed tore up his heart
And blinded those who saw the start:
The start of revenge and long-lost pity;
Those who saw him had no sympathy.
They'd avert their eyes and walk away
While he trudged on every sickly day.
YOU ARE READING
Sounds of a Fish Attempting to Scale a Skyscraper
Poesie*Finished - first anthology in the Skyscrapers series* Hold fast onto life For it soon slips by. Find the things you love And hold onto them tight. But not too tight, For sometimes they leave Or find something more interesting To shove up their sle...
