Perpetual Black Second

Trapped in a ceaseless fever of spite, an unending fit of resentment and anger

Caught in a moment of unforgiveness. In the snapshot of a hatefilled second

The speed-less flickering of uncomprehending eyes—dilated in disbelief

Your vacant gaze distorted. Twisted in its accusing glare

Teeth glimmering in emotional rage. Spit of hate suspended mid-air

Bodies strained in fury. Devoured by jaws of despair

One single image frame I wish to forget, now replayed in succession of millions

The one second I will always regret—my hell found in its reiteration

Held within the visualization, the continuous rerun of my own violence

A fraction of time perpetuated. By my regretful soul animated

Please forgive the evil in me—the darkness within

Ferocious, inherent demon. Adrenaline gland resident

Threatened subconscious snake repressed into striking coil

Surfacing that black second. Ascending with the boil