Paul Burt Poems

Been on the road since the beginning
A road that never seems to end
No matter how far I've walked there's no end in sight
But I'll keep on going than turn back
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Darkness surrounds me, it festers within my heart and soul, like maggots feasting on the bloated skin of a diseased corpse.
Sick, twisted and unspeakable thoughts consumes my mind to the point where I want to make them come to life.
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Knock me down, I'll just get back up
Tell me I can't do it, I'll prove you wrong
Lock me in a maze, I'll find a way out
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I walk amongst you but you never see me
You try to bury your dark secrets but I know where to dig
I whisper in your ear but you never hear me
I do not hide, yet you hide in plain sight
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As I walk the streets, the same streets I've walked my whole life.I Look at all the people around me, seeing how they some of them have a good life yeah I know not all of them are perfect, but I can't help but feel sad when I look at how mine turned out. Oh how I wish things were different for me, but how can I when no one wants to even look my way and when they do they treat me like I'm scum.
Here I sit on the corner trying to keep warm with nothing but the clothes on my back watching people walk past me like I'm not even there then the police come and tell me to get lost can't they see that I'm lost already I'm the one nobody wants
The Rain begins to fall and everyone scatters to find a shelter and here I sit in a doorway the only shelter I have I sit there to keep warm and dry but I'm already soaked from the rain I'm so cold you can see the steam from my body heat come from me the rain continues to fall and watch the water circle the drain just like my life did.
Here I sit trying to keep warm and dry with nothing but the wet clothes on my back once more watching people walk by like I don't exist but I do exist but I'm the one nobody wants.
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Tried to keep my head above the water
Yet the water keeps on rising till it reaches the top
Tried to hold on for as long as I could
But my grip is failing
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Life can throw the screws at you when you least expect it.
At times it can be crushing, to the point where you want to scream!
crawl in a corner and die, yeah life is a b***h and everyone knows it!
Should you let it keep on beating you down? No why should you let it beat you down!
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Is this a dream?
Is this a message?
Is this a bad joke I don't get the punchline to yet?
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Summer comes to a close
Leaves begins to fall
The wind begins to howl
All this means one thing
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