'NIGHTMARE WORLD' by Robert Davidson Hanging on my wall beside my bed Self-mutilation Brings things into perspective My hand broken from punching the wall I hurt myself to ease the pain So deep into my throbbing mind I need to get it out Tears of blood fall and shatter on my window Like drops of glass from a distance As a bus explodes And nails my feelings to my door Living in a dying world of bleeding souls Terror bombs stalk my streets I see my nightmares become reality I see the future with a frightened eye Raging fires everywhere, my walls closing in Life is the nightmare world we're all dying to live (This poem was written shortly after the London terrorist attack on July 7 2005).
