Horrors

Desolate. Uninhabitable. Bleak.
Try to escape. There's no escape. Submissively meek.

Rumination. Incessant contemplation. Isolation. Trepidation
Futile attempts to break free. Ritualistic incantation.

Anxious. Sweat profusely. But cold. Shivering.
I get up. Walk around. They pursue me. Body tremulous and quivering.

Lie down. They lie down beside me. Above me. Inside me.
Think. Stop thinking. I don't want to think. They reside in me.

Occupy my mind. Medieval puppet show. They pull the strings. Write the script.
Black death. Danse Macabre. With calamitous intentions they're equipped.

Being summoned. They coerce. Force me.
Cemetery. Penance. No longer remorse free.

Exhausted. But have to dance. Dance until deemed acceptable to cease.
Paralysis. Body is paralysed. Mind yearns for paralysis of peace.

Can't. Won't allow me. Dance. Dance of death.
Laborious dance to the grave. Await with bated breath.

Star

Life isn't long enough to deviate from who you are

Remain honest to what you are beneath the surface

Alleviate the burdens of the heart

Self denial can be bestial

And pent up emotions can only be pent up for a while

Tumultuous, turbulent, suppression eats away at you like a cancer 

Decaying and corrupting the essence of you

Concealing feelings that you know to be true

In the long run isn't the answer

What society deems to be acceptable

What they perceive as being objectionable

Should have no bearing on the choices you make

No contribution towards your hard knocks or your breaks

Let the lynch mob start their riot

Whilst you remain dignified, composed and quiet

For there is no need to make known how you feel within

Or overtly assertively impose your principles upon those as ignorant as sin

Retain your dignity and self assurance

Self belief and perseverance

And strive for success until your heart is content

Become predominantly intent

On grasping life with both hands and not looking back with resent

Considering the wishes of others is to your own detriment

Never attempt to conform to other peoples sentiments

I'll fight your corner

Stand shoulder to shoulder, side by side 

And forever be your confidante in which to confide

Maintain your persona, always be true to who you are

Because effervescent, exuberant, unique

You're a star.