TORMENT

TORMENT

If I loosen my control
hemorrhaging the skulking sea of tears
will I be able to swim to safe ground
or will the ominous pull of the water
draw me down into its depths
a spiral that knows no end
until the increasing pressure
crushes, constricts me
and offers up only my soul



Nikki

THE BRICK WALL

THE BRICK WALL

You seemed soft

Gentleness your hallmark

Tenderness beautifying your being

Light beaming on your smoothness

My fingertips glided along your exterior

Lightly touching the unblemished surface

Every contour caressed with delicacy

The silkiness filling me with serenity

You were a warm and loving cradle for me

Just as seasons change, so did you

Or maybe my fingers had grown calloused

Now finally rid of the hardened skin

Able to feel you with precision

Palms laid flat on your body

Fanning out to explore what I had known

My flesh bleeding from the rough texture

Crimson staining the brick you had become

A sanctuary no more, but a wall to avoid

Nikki