Out of my body or out of my mind?

OUT OF MY BODY OR OUT OF MY MIND

Eerie beings twist and gyrate before my eyes
I cannot comprehend what it is I see
This madness before me
My spirit floats above
My body lies still on the cold earth
I fear I have lost my sanity

Their evil overwhelming
Voices heard that cannot be real
Speaking in Satan’s tongue
My mind is coming undone
A dark figure approaches
His scythe I see coming down on me

Death seems to beckon me with his diseased hand
Does the reaper want my life or my soul?
I have no silver to cover my eyes
I will not pay the boatman
My journey has not yet ended
The blackness envelopes me

Flying ever downward my soul and body are one
The world is now white and silent
Can this be Heaven or can this be Hell
My body now restrained
My new world with soft white walls
Why am I here?

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Comments

maggyvaneijk | June 15, 2010 - 12:35

I love how the mind appears to unravel through the poem
perhaps you could play around with this idea using the form of the piece? Just a suggestion, great work!