Relief

Grey, black landscapes,
Are all that I can see,
Dull, dark storm clouds,
Are raining down on me,
Misery sets in to taunt me,
Your memory comes back to haunt me.
Darkening shadows,
Fill my head with dark thoughts,
Frightening whispers,
That scare me with their words,
Dread fills me with its illusion,
Fear will bring its own solution.

Thunder crashing,
Across a blackened sky,
Storm winds howling,
Blow out my candle light,
Leaving me in pitch black darkness,
To weave the templates of my madness.
Paranoid visions,
Fuel my irrational fears,
Deprived of reason,
And mental clarity,
I see your face in my reflection,
So beastly in my mind's conception.

Empty highways,
Leave me nowhere to flee,
No directions,
Points to the gallows-tree,
A rope dangling beneath the branches,
Offers suicidal franchise.
Sale of purchase,
The rope around my neck,
It feeds my purpose,
My soul is yours to take,
End this life of mental anguish,
Relief from torment is accomplished.