Terms and words and illusions
Disorders and names to cast the blame
But terms and words and illusions
Don’t give me a place to put the pain
Black swirls and darkened pictures
Distant sounds and missing lines
Hopeless figures and cracked pavement
Shattered glass with mixed signs
Clanging metal and sharpened swords
Red fields of grass
Ghosted figures waving weapons
How long will this one last?
The red-eyed figures draw attention
But they should not be feared
It’s the snakes of darkness that go unnoticed
Until they reappear
Deeper, darker, into battle
Plunging with a knife
Wouldn’t dare to catch a breath
Lest one catch brings more strife
Victory is out of question
For winning is costly
Survival is all that matters
In this battle of the mind.
