Smoke Circles
Swathed in dusty clothes, body breaking, heart aching

Contentment was out of your reach
Slapped our hands if we out stretched
Pupils dilated like cold emotionless marbles
You erected a wall of flames ignited by fear
Egging on the entry to hell
I tried to face the blaze but the burns mutilated
Smoldering flesh can’t be enduring
Maggots begun eating from the inside out
A moral failure ensued
Relishing in my imperfections
Taunting with subtle retaliation
Mocking overcompensation
Retreating to your dungeon of counterfeit empathy
“You are not lovable”, you say
I believe you
Shadows lurking in hidden corridors
Loneliness defined
Love succumbed by loathing
Grasping at smoke circles
9/8/20