A little bit of my darkness

My hands are shaking today. I hate the shaking. It’s like the set up to the downfall of my mind. The doors are rattling and everyone is screaming. The hinges have loosened and the cages holding in my demons aren’t as strong as they used to be.

My fucking demons are screaming at me.

They hate me. They’ll ruin me if given the chance.

But sometimes I wonder what would happen if I let them out. Would they really ruin my life or show me the life I could have? Could live? Should be living?

A little chaos could be good for the soul.

The bottles that hold my emotions are breaking. They’ve been packed in too tight. It looks like a mess in there. Be careful of the broken glass!

I’m losing myself!  OR Am I finding myself?

Was there really every anything worth saving? Is there anything left worth salvaging? I think my demons are laughing at me now. They know I’m losing it. That small bit of control I still had. Why am I so afraid of losing something I was never proud of to begin with? Was I ever proud of myself?

Rarely… only when I let the demons out.

©C. O’Connor 2016

Success

Help me down

I’ve been up here for so long

I can’t see my feet way down under me

Where did the world go?

Where did the ground go?

Help my down.

I don’t want to be up here anymore.

I want out

I want my feet back

I want the street back

I wanted to be up here

I wanted to see the view

Didn’t know it meant losing myself

losing you

I didn’t know

Help me down from this heavenly looking hell

Help me down.

©O’Connor, 2016