trapped to the reins of a shadow,
feel the icy water drip, drip, dripping
onto my bare, weighted shoulder.
defeated, lost,
behind steel bars, i see
where do my thoughts go?
into actions forbidden.
around me, shaded with unfamiliarity
arrested by my mind's criminality
disconnected from reality,
from the world's cruelty.

beastly chains restrict me,
holding me back.

crying out
to the world before me,
to the faces that turn
away from my heavy shoulder
and from the shame of
my. unsteady. beat.
beating... beating.. beats.
blood pumps all around
but i still feel it leak
fogging up and desperate
calling out for any response

black and white flashing uncontrollably,
before any thought either coherent
or fuzzy comes to mind.
the heaviness of
my past unholy,
sinful and deadly
greedy and gluttonous
lustful and envy

my heart is racing
beat... beat.. beat.
my wrists are restrained
from any chance to escape
my captured body and my
captured mind as the
Minotaur runs round and
round and round and round
never stopping for breath.

its loneliness and frustration
come easy to understand
for its life is not unique
nor hard to grasp.
is that why i realised
the heart beat never comes to an end.

© alexdemp