Inked Statement Of Intent
Mark McConville
We met that night and succumbed to the dark edges
Formed a bond with the sinners who carried emblems depicting,
The state of a world, and how it will end.
It’s frightening times, but you smoke the life out of a cigarette
And do not dampen our mood, as the planet disconnects
You’re the life-stream, a natural embrace, someone,
Unmarred by decaying dreams.
I hope we can escape here
The fires are endlessly burning the land
The men and women are turning into zombies
We’re meat for their mouths.
Trying to sustain the pressure breaks us
We’re missing the mark
We’re being watched by animals and the toughest of all,
The man in the palace.
He reads a scroll
One ordering us all to fall
An inked statement of intent.
Mark McConville is a freelance music journalist who has written for many online and print publications. He also likes to write dark fiction and poetry.