Torn Apart
A man on the edge..
.. Focusing on a lonely point
His body ceasing up..
.. As though artiritis riddles each joint
Body freezing up..
.. His brow creasing as he prepares to jump
The bubble in his throat..
.. Slowly becomes a lump
Tears pump and drop onto his lips..
.. So the pain; he can now taste it
Longing to fall off..
.. Leave his body mangled and wasted
But backing out he calls..
.. "I dont want to fall, no not at all
I want to walk and not crawl..
.. Can you make me big and not small?
Someone, anyone..
.. Will somebody please help me
Turn my rags into riches..
.. Erase illness and make me healthy"
Enticed by an old school trick..
.. Cold, alone and full of hate
A red eyed demon casts out..
.. a rich and tempting bait
Dangles is seductively..
.. Suspended in midair infront of his nose
Fire erupts from the floor..
.. Surely and steadily, it grows
The heat rises dramatically..
.. So much hotter than warm
Brimestone towers rise up..
.. To reveal the power of a shining form
The devil speaks..
.. His voice peaks at a low rattling breath
"I can give you anything..
.. Save you if you're an inch from death"
He strikes a deal with the devil..
.. "I want to be happy and rich
Please help me switch up my life..
.. And get me out of this ditch"
"I'll take your soul then..."
.. He said, replying in a whisper
"... You'll be happy and rich..
.. But you wont be needing that, mister"
His broad, evil smile spreads..
.. The devil, vicious and so cunning
Ties a fire rope around his neck..
.. Then he turns and starts running
The coils lessen..
.. The knot around his neck tightened
As the rope became tort..
.. The man was sweatin' 'n' gettin' frightened
A pain beyond measure..
.. The devils sad 'n' sadistic pleasure
Eager to rip and tear him apart..
.. Jus' to get his treasure
Surprisingly the rope..
.. Never took off his head
Instead it ripped the soul right out..
.. Leaving him empty but not yet dead
As he stood there..
.. He simply wished to go back to the start
Forever stuck in the moment..
.. Of when his body and soul got torn apart