Slow Burn

Ripping and tearing: the gnashing of teeth

Every minute feels like hours: slowly dragging my feet

Accusations drain the patience out of me

Dredging up all of the terrors resting comfortably in me

Anguish; the silence demeans every ounce of self-respect gained in honesty

Slow burn; the sting of defeat

These callouses remain forged in mindless conceit

Despair withholding any sense of relief

Mindless pursuit in negligence

Slow burn the sting of defeat

These callouses remain forged in mindless conceit

I can't justify the darkness in my mind

It rips and tears destroying all insights

Crushing anger smashing all the light

They won't exonerate delusions in the sky

Incentivize the weak leading the blind

Interrogate the deaf and paralyzed

Injustice

The injustice serves as payment for the deeds already done by

Clearing way for the unrighteous seeds planted by one

Unrighteous seeds

The air is filled with deception

I can taste it on my tongue

Cornered by turmoil

Their bodies black out the sun

The air is filled with deception

I can taste it on my tongue

Anguish

The silence demeans every ounce of self-respect gained in honesty

Slow Burn