Twytch

staring at the candle
this flame plays games with me
cast the shadows
that no one else but me can see!
gnawing at the straps
the ones that hold me here
crashing against the bars
they cant keep me here any longer!
not any longer!
for this prison can only be felt
the new version of hell

behind the dark curtains
what is left of my mind
swaying back and forth
questioning the purpose of I
blurred dark dreams and darker wakings
the veil has been placed before my eye!

the candle flickers
its close to its end
an amusing similarity
this candle and me

the inevitable degradation
the creeping failure
is there a cure for this itch?
the flame is burning nearer

succumb to the twytch!