Slaughtered Past Poem by Nick Kler

All I ever saw
since I was a child
Was violence, deception
And terminal lies
This legacy embedded deep within
I set out to live this life

Somewhere along the paths of destruction
I lost everyone
That was ever close to me
Forever confined
To these walls of loneliness
Often losing temper
with my taunting past

Late last night
Under the cover of dense darkness
Impassioned, in a fit of rage
I slaughtered my past
Along with it's half carved state
Of my grim tomorrow

Now, left with only my present
I must truly be timeless
Free from my troubled past
And its reflection
Of my future


Nick Kler