The Slow Death

by Nicole Ling   Aug 28, 2006


Pondering all that is good and decant in this world, we take all these things and sacrifice them upon the altar of self destruction.

Is it destiny, coincidence, or a choice we consciencely make to be miserable? Purposely spiteful persons we must be to slowly drain the elixir of life directly from our veins.

We quiver from the emotional and spiritual malnourishment we seem to indulge in. Thin and pale are we so that our eyes haven sunken in deeper and deeper into our skulls. And then we are dead.

Shaky people indeed! When we turn do we run and hide?

Feet stop here and plant yourselves in to the forgiving Earth. Body, stop shaking and be strong!

Perhaps we may come to forgive ourselves then the quivering might at last cease. Time will tell but the alternative is death here and now.

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  • 19 years ago

    by Biscuit

    This has a very sombre tone, kind of appropriate, it sounds like a prayer. there are a couple of spelling mistakes:
    decent
    consciously

    and i think this line-
    'Thin and pale are we so that our eyes haven sunken in deeper and deeper into our skulls'
    should be -
    'Thin and pale are we so that our eyes have sunken deeper and deeper into our skulls'

    xx kim xx