I’m dangling by a tarnished thread,
My heart is filled with dismay and dread,
Nothing but despair within my head,
I haven’t got much longer.
I’m grasping at the empty black,
My mind keeps whispering there’s no going back,
I missed my step on the unsteady track,
I haven’t got much longer.
I’m losing my will and I’m losing my hope,
As I precariously dangle above this steep slope,
Insanity has possessed me, for I cannot cope,
I haven’t got much longer.
I’m muttering words strung loosely together,
My voice is as soft as a raven’s sleek feather,
I’d give up now if I knew any better,
I haven’t got much longer.
I’m crying dry, nonexistent tears,
For my tears have run dry throughout the years,
For the first time in my life I am facing my fears,
I haven’t got much longer.
I’m debating darkly within my mind,
To reach a conclusion I surely won’t find,
Neither side sounds very wise or kind,
I haven’t got much longer.
I’m slipping lower on this thread,
My soul is drowning within the dread,
I’d consider myself long gone and dead,
I haven’t got much longer.
I’m accepting my death, or rather my fate,
For I’ve realized by now that it’s always been too late,
My mind shut the door and my soul locked the gate,
I haven’t got much longer.
I’m falling freely into the black abyss,
Escaping my lips is but one bitter hiss,
Below me awaits Death’s sorrowful kiss;
I don’t have to wait any longer.