Go Away

Naked on the floor
Shivering
Sweat drips from
My nostrils
Blood
Relentlessly flows

A jab in
The stomach
The eyes
The heart
My brain lies
Five feet away

Scratch out
A few
Words
In piercing agony
Grabbing at
Air
Clutching my
Chest, stomach
Vomit
Scream
Yell
Moan
Whisper
“Va t’en.”

Variations On My Imagination

The young ones sing
Of life and future
As we grow older
Of death and past?

Nightmares sink in my mind
It rose from the floor
Cataclysmic downfall

The hands are chains
The feet are hooks
The eyes are black
The brain is dry
The heart is gone