Reign of Ashes

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Reign of Ashes

by Ben Bjostad on Saturday, November 13, 2010 at 3:19pm

Rage washes over me, bloodstream hardening,

skin aflame; I want to kill something beautiful.

I want to destroy all that was once beloved.

Rage, control slipping away, until all I can imagine

is your face, bloody, your teeth, loosened,

your pride and beauty stripped away,

until your ugliness is left bare for all the world to see.

Fuck you, who I once loved, fuck your words

and empty gestures, your disguises that fool the world

to see a pretty little girl. Rage consumes me;

I burn underneath its alabaster wings, the flame

begins to consume my veneer of civility,

and reveal the underlying truth.

It's been so long since I've felt this rage,

the mind can mellow, but flesh never forgets

shuddering, shaking, trying to keep control.

I want to hurt something beautiful today.

I want to kill the pain and slack the rage,

destroy it all, let naught but ashes reign.