The art house effect

February 27, 2016

I dance the fine line of the unknown and the curious

I watch as shadows cling to the darkened corners of our rooms

Sanctuary, only to the darkest beasts of burden

Like Atlas himself, I bear the constant weight of the world on my shoulders

With only pen and paper to feel any relief, which is scarce when it comes

Trudging on through the thickest of brain waves, like a heavy downpour in a concrete jungle

Relentless, incredible noise followed by excruciating silence

And yet I'm left to wither by the wayside

Holed up in some room some where

My brain beating against my skull as i fight to control the words and let them loose at my own discretion

And how foolish I was to think they could be controlled

It's been a hard few weeks

And I'm detoxing from the poison of writers block

I'm scribbling furiously

Pushing with an exponential force onto the paper in which I'm inflicting my affliction

I write as fast as I possibly can

In a vain attempt to share all that I feel with the few who care

I write so quickly

But there's never enough time.

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