Unsatisfied Ending. Always Unhappy.

by Roman Minter | Aug 21, 2024 | Poetry

They say I stopped caring
But they don’t understand
Quick to assume
I’m stuck.
I’m lost, trying to find a way out of the maze
But I reached a dead end.
I’m not happy
As reality harms my safe haven
I am disarmed, forced to see the truth
My heart bleeds and leaks into the floor
My life draining from my body
As you look down at me,
I crumble and descend to nothing once again.

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