i’m a mess
–
a ragged ragamuffin
running roughshod
riding
white water rapids and
rolling river
rocks
–
muddied mind
malaise riddled
masked in mirth
exuding merriment
maimed and torn
miserable
–
pale
portly
panicked
poor
–
a man alone
in pain
abhorred
–
surrounded
enclosed
locked away tight
–
retreat from the sun
turn away
to the night
–
in the darkness
this mess
is obscured
from sight