Corridor Of Mindless Sacrifice Poem by RoseAnn V. Shawiak

Silently embracing many fears, leashing them to inner strait
jackets, afraid to let them go.

Silently crying, no tears falling, slipping into oblivion to
keep from remembering.

Escalating rumors within a mind - connecting unrelated topics
to make true stories.

Filled with anxiety, daring not to tread upon the pages of
someone else's history, falling helplessly along the way.

Never being able to walk upright - crawling on all fours -
searching relentlessly for what you do not know.

Standing at the corridor of mindless sacrifice, do you walk
on or lie down dying, never making a sound in your defense?

Wondering forever whether your life has been worth living or
has it been useless from the start.