Distortion

distorted views of reality
swim across jaded eyes
the sky opens and hell falls down
crushing sanity
scrambling perception

surface of distortion grows
panic grows in anxious minds
the earth cracks and terror climbs out
swallowing thought
destroying reason

fragments of certainty crumble
blowing into clouded thoughts
the wind blows and pain seeps in
overwhelming senses
devastating psyche

then come the screams
and all is silent

© 2001 Moonfyre

Published in June 2004 issue of Words Words Words - A Quarterly-Annual Literary Ezine

Published in Nox - An Anthology of Dark Poets Against Abuse (Gromagon Press, 2006)

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