Sleepwalking In The Shadowlands Date: Friday, 3rd November 2017 @ 05:15:27 AM AEST Topic: Sad Poetry Contributed By: puppy_dog_eyes Because of you I see the world in bitter hues of black Salvation is a door locked shut down a corridor of pain You bleached the goodness in my soul, tainted it with the stain of acid hate I am part of a disconsolate army, a disciple of fears Shackled to disenchantment, wandering the mist Champion to torment, I hold its brutal banner proud Salute me pessismism. I have rallied to your cause My brittle shell encased in the steel of mistrust Yet the wire noose of despair strangles and chokes I am lifes captive, sleepwalking in the Shadowlands Feet chained to hopelessness, shuffling through the dust No escape from the sword you hold me under The prisoner, locked in a world without walls Damned to self-loathing, in a veil of self doubt I see nothing but the emptiness of a candle snuffed out This poem is Copyright © puppy_dog_eyes Important note: ALL POETRY ON THIS SITE IS COPYRIGHT. If you wish to use any poem for any purpose, please either EMAIL Mick from the sites feedback form, or go to the AUTHOR'S site and EMAIL the author for permission. If you Email Mick for permission on any poem that is not his personal works, he will endeavor to contact the author on your behalf. This poem comes from Your Poetry Dot Com https://www.your-poetry.com/ The URL for this poem is: https://www.your-poetry.com/route.php?page=poetry/PoemDetail&story_id=184608