Life of luxury watching the sun rise.
Smiling from dawn til dusk.
Lounging in your palace of trust.
Beauty surrounding you on all sides.
Then greed took your hand and heart.
Poisoned your mind til it went dark.
Led you down a path to suffering.
Laughed as you became another victim.
Your paradise lost.
Was it worth it?
Paying such a heavy cost.
Haunted by memories of better days.
Replaying mistakes with a look so grave.
Languishing in halls of haunted gloom.
Trembling from that which brought your doom.
Looking up you see nought but darkness.
Your eyes narrowed but see nothing in brightness.
Fell for a trickster and you feel so hollow.
If there was poison you would gladly swallow.
Defeated as you crawl in the muck.
Seldom comprehend how badly you’ve been fucked.
Wishing events could be altered.
Knowing there is no fix for these chances slaughtered.
And so you mope with your head hung low!
Joy faded from your distant stare.
Lonely you wish you could feel warmth.
The touch of happiness upon your mind.
No more wallowing in this cocoon of rind.
Simon A Jackson - Writer 