lonely hours

As time ticks past.

I lose it all.

day resumes it's endless torture.

as I press on my mask.

 

hidden beneath.

is the elephant man.

the ugliest kind of creep.

the one who is hopeful but never stands.

 

happiness used to be unfortunate.

now it's poisonous: lethal.

it comes in flings with people who always leave.

so the scars remain hidden underneath both sleeves.

 

corrosion transforms into corruption.

can no longer smile, the frown has become a habit.

stolen pieces of a broken heart stay with the heartbreakers.

new owners, locked in fray with the love makers turned fakers.

 

uneasy and disappointed in the current company.

lust becomes greed then gluttony.

trust is a lie.

love and heartbreak are accompanied.

while the man lays on the floor of his hotel room - bloodied.