Nightmares Stuffed in Jars

Nightmares stuffed in jars

He scissors his torso wide,

rope wound tightly

to keep insanity in,

trembling in convulsions,

pain upheaves in torrents,

broken threads, crumbling psyche

walking barefoot in troubled mind.

Nightmares stuffed in jars

Shovels a fake outside

won’t expose bowels of inside.

Electricity strikes bolts like

pins and needles in his brain

as he cons his game

and feigns his truth

in violent purple slashes

of clouded sanity.

Nightmares stuffed in jars

Wolves howl within his anguish

broken mirrors surround

shattered tumbling tears,

unable to witness heartless sun.

He feels his dripping sweat

through burning of surrender,

flashes of knotted destiny

scrawled on his face.

Of all he has lost,

he misses mind the most

Nightmares stuffed in jars