Puritanical

darkness falls

dense fog
chokes
streetlights

damp pavement
chills bare feet

deserted homes
empty streets

emotional prison

i gave
heart and soul
to live here

and for what?

innocence stolen

love
squandered
by addiction
and insecurity

trust
betrayed
by conceit
and vanity

island of ego
governed
by fear
and desire

disconnected
divorced
deprecated

no farewell,
bon voyage
or well-wishing
at my departure

no afterimage
or fond memory

i arrived
and will depart
unnoticed

while others
remain focused
on their next
means to an end

fuck this place