Poetry

[Xenos]

Up beyond the stairway.



My life is your stairway
Your transition under your feet,
The time consuming steps which drain your energy.

Never in between the
First or the second floor,
Always in the middle of everything.

I’m just a nuisance to you.

Everybody steps over me,
Seems like they don’t want to,
But they have to,
To go to the next floor.

I’m a stairway
Not too steep
Nor too long
Riddled with safe guard rails
To prevent you from falling.

But no one ever decides to hold on to these rails.

Step, jump, pound, run
Hurry, off to your next destination!
I’ll always be there for you
Ready to endure your pulverizing feet.

Don’t run too fast
You’ll fall over me.
Don’t walk too slow,
You’ll get sick of me.

I’m the one to blame for your injuries.
I hope one day
To have a person
Rest upon these steps,
Which tire your feet.

All I want is your love,
10 seconds of your attention
Please, count how many steps I have
Towards your destination.

Proceed to walk over me
But be gentle
I’ve known you all for so long
It’s obvious just by the pace of your movement.

Approaching your last steps
Just turn around once
And look to see how
This staircase has helped you.

Remember
That there is no f---ing
Second, third or fourth floor
Without this staircase
Blocking your way.

Please proceed to your next floor, using an elevator.

I poem i wrote a long time ago to let my negative feelings out on paper. I was hurt so much by the vampiric world when i was naive.
But it's an honor to have the gift to give, I just have to know that I have to keep a bit of blood to myself!