Monday, January 28, 2013

Death by choice


silence pressing down
relentless, threatening,
a crouching beast of prey
awaiting propitious moment
to jump for the kill.
that killer smile plastered to my afflicted brain
I stand, immovable, impotent
petrified into silent surrender.
and in the void between life and death
stands Time, inscrutable in its dignity
the Ringmaster in circus of life
a burning hoop of fire held out
inviting that scorching jump.
Do i dare to fight? To turn my back
to flee that open jaw?
no, let me wait for the blade to fall
to slice through- or for the wrack
to stretch my limbs taut
tearing each apart
painfully slow to the end.

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