So Long

I watched tv today With the sound off I muted each gasp of surprise And silenced every scrap of dialogue All that was left were gaping mouths And incomprehensible body language Every image was one-dimensional Flattened by silence I could only stand it for so long

I came home today Without a soul to guide me I looked at my tidy room And pastel sheets but All I saw were bloody carcasses And the encroaching darkness Every image burned into my retinas Flattened by memory I could only stand it for so long