Sleeping Beauty (Mellow Yellow) Poem by Axley Jade Blaze

Stick a pin—
Through the eye
Add the Klono to its title,
As I wave one final goodbye

Treatment—
It's labeled
That's what they say.
But, all I seem to do,
Is lay comatose every day.

These treats
Are quite deadly
The solution seems fatal.
The idea was clarity;
To be healthy and more stable.
Yet, I'm only subdued,
Quiet, not quite whole.
I feel more like I'm cuffed,
There's a bottomless pit, a gaping hole.

Sleeping Beauty—
A child restrained
Indeed, I'm not rage-filled;
Unholy and untamed
But, is this the answer?
The Benzo Paradise
Not convinced it cures me,
Though, it lures me.
Yet, deep down, I cry
I still weep, and I still bleed
As I shovel them in,
Off the benzos—I still feed!
Heart slows down
Pulse starts to twitch
But the drugs still fail—
To turn on the happiness switch.
Gaining strength,
I awake from my trance.
I decide on life—
I decide I'll take the chance.
Chucking the pills,
I say, 'so long'
I'm singing my own tune
I'm penning my own song!
Disposal, now—
Of the ‘pin
It's time to start a new journey,
For once, I want to win.

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