Pulsating beneath cotton fibers,

Hidden desires run abound.

Omnipresent sound, pulsating,

Beats out my silent frustrations.

Sanguine condesation forms upon the cusp;

Blackened dreams etched in rust

Beg to break free from this machine.


The same tune grinds from Heart's gears,

Malformed from erroding tears.

A bittersweet melancholy melody,

Weaving treachery and passion.

Fashioning each impact

As gift wrapped

Heartbreak.

 


Every squeeze of these shattered sleeves,

Greases the shafts.

A broken man grafts each bit of misery

He, the vessel, continues to run on empty.