My Life... Poem by Tessa Richardson

Pay no attention to the lies that pour from my lips. Ignore the screams that echo silently from my being for they are false leads to bring you to a trap. Forget the hate that emnates from my soul, as it is nothing but a mere fragment torn from my heart, like everything else that points me in the wrong direction. I scream as the lights go out, I fear that which I cannot see! Just hearing faint scuffles and gasps of breath drive me to near-insanity. I beg for the mercy that none can give but to continue this life-long torture. Forever locked in the darkest corner of my thoughts, forced to endure the darkness that i fear. It's wrapped around me like a black silken blanket, but beneathe it lies those things, those mythical creatures, man fears. The ghosts, ghouls, vampires and such represent the parts of my shattered past that haunt me. Each one a memory, a nightmare, another reason to keep running. I try to forget him, but the only light available lies within another. A pure crystal heart, a clear aura surrounds his innocent form. Let all be known that he is not to be touched, especially by one tainted such as me. My heart has been in the grips of darkness for so long that it has forgotten how to love. Threads of him reach out and entwine themselves within my heart, drawing me near and tempting me to mar his perfection. My fearful resistance is so clear, yet he remains oblivious and forces me to touch him. That one touch shattered my resolve and now I have no choice but to forfeit. The light reaches out and captures my heart, my soul, and my mind and body. So long as I have him, I have the light.