5 November 2012

His eyes retract from the white glare of the outside

On the inside his blood retracts from the tubes

That drain his life and confuse him with drugs

The nursed sheets smother his breath

Restrain all desire and hope

Tired with thoughts from before

Afraid of the thoughts to come

His dreams have been lost

Starched clean and sterilised

Visiting children stare through his lifeless eyes

Their youth only mocks him

Manifests his frailty

Reveals his hopelessness

The inescapable reality of his age

He tastes the death in life

His only wish is for life in death

Barnowl71Death Row • Opuss № I