Upside Down (Picture Prompt #4)

Perverted shadows

ebony wings stretched out

encompassing

entwining

this upside down world.

Reflective

opposite

I watch with envy

at those who live up there

no knowledge have they

of us in the mirror.

We are…..

sin

envy

jealousy

black darkness in your soul

vomited

into our reddish tinged world……

we are the secrets never revealed.

Daylight reigns

in the world above

while I live in perpetual gloom.

Shattered

my pieces broken

as I loose thee

you fly within boundaries.

My scarlet tears colour the sky.

Shadowy blackness

it steals

submerges

sucks dry

energies

used to keep me tame.

Ravaged

nothing more to say

desert dry

despite rain falling up…..

falling down…..

drowning my sorrows

are you here to stay?

Beautiful dream

beautiful desire

beautiful

I find it beautiful

even if I am the Upside Down.

April 7/19

Once more photo prompt via John at The Eclectic Contrarian.

Picture Prompt #3

Snarls dominate

shadows hidden in the blindness

blood spews

neck is twisted

victory brief 

as another comes in from the dark.

Nightmares

insidious 

crawl in my mind

screaming silence

the pain in my heart

has not eased

since we came apart.

Protector

calming the beast

nurtured in my breast

my soul

your hands kept me sane.

Without 

I slowly diminish

giving into the imps 

struggling to rise above

falling short

lapsing into pain

no drug

no alcohol

can make it abate.

Strength 

derived from how you kept me

sheltered

driving away the sorrow

driving away the murderous beast

seeking to control me.

You had kept me

safe

sane

cherished 

feelings I have now lost

since you went away.

April 7/19

Prompt provided by John of The Eclectic Contrarian