Gallery of Pain: Echoes by Katherine Heller
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Katherine Heller
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As my world falls down around me
My grievances know no bounds. The best friend in my life commits suicide, Her blood spilled on the ground. My world now falls to shame. The echoes of a silenced cry Ring steadily through my mind, Only to be brought to a halt Because of the imminent time. Her blood flowed red To stain the rug. And painfully, For her cries proved it so. I never understood her need For the ever constant pain. Was it possibly the drugs That compelled her to end her life? Or was it just her crazy friends Who's echoes have long since been dead? The echoes of an eternal cry Are now bound for life. Promises of a Hell-sent queen Silence the shouts of angst and doubt. Clouding the mind with dark lies Of seemingly innocent denials That twist and abuse the soul Until dark is light And light is dark. None can reverse that which has occurred And as hard as any may attempt at it No one who has tried has been able To fully reverse the effects there-in. And she has been taken. And thrust into a world of lies Where black is white And white is now black. What is there to say to she Who cannot tell what is truth And believes all lies are reality? Her echoes are no longer heard, For they have been silenced by The Hell-sent queen. Her echoes have slowly faded Back against the constant wail. The few clear words were Heaven sent, But Heaven is no more. It has left us to the mercy Of the fates and tortured souls. And there is no salvation With no chance of survival. Her wavering howls diminished, They reflect the world's angst Showing of true pain and worship For those not of the gods' send. Grimacing from the torture And aching from the speed Of consistant battering Her cries die down - No longer as sharply heard. The echoes of a tortured spirit Bring about incredulous results Of disbelief and denied shame. Her moans are soft, But still remain For her denial quiets the volume Only to her ears. Her hearing almost deaf, Family means nothing more to her Friends mean even less. They are an ambushing group Of blood-related peoples And others of mental kin, Wanting to see her reduced To a silent cooperative lamb. But her echoes are still heard, Though soft, but filled with need. And as the people tend to say, "The quietest voice Is always heard." |
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