DRAWINGS and POETRY by SURVIVOR MICHAEL PERRY

Smile for Tomorrow
by Michael Perry

My future is gone like a flower in a storm
My past seems changed like a drop in the ocean
And now I am not sure if past and future matters
But I hope tomorrow will bring some happiness and fun
Or just a smile...
A smile for tomorrow.

Windows of the Soul
by Michael Perry

Peer through my eyes,
look past my fears,
Understand my cries,
near steps that trace the tears
Streaming through my mind
where thoughts are poured
But cannot find
a face
Less of caste
because of twine
And razorlines

Crazed
my souls maze
A broken heart has made its slave
scorned
By voices
and lost choices
Mourned
forever to be cherished
As I perish
for being born.

Struggling for sanity
I scream
To master the madness
my life has restrained
Where dreams create sadness
and bloodstained remains
Of my friends
of my foes
And of my soul in the end
marked for death
Are my steps
so through deep breaths I must transcend
From the flames
to plain
Free from chains
and misplaced blame
Where all my pain
will have no reign
To be contained
by my brain

Life in a Cage
by Michael Perry

This place I am in, is made of steel and stone
And I feel so all alone.
Only I know the pain I suffer inside,
And the loneliness I feel, I cannot hide.

It's all a game, between the weak and strong.
And definitely a question of right and wrong.
Sometimes the good suffer with the bad.
All my friends tell of lost loves they've had.

I search my memory, and search it deep
And the good ones I have, I know I must keep.
For they are the ones that give me hope.
They give me the strength I need to cope.

Daily I face problems, but I take them in stride.
If anyone said it was easy, I promise you they lied.
There is nothing easy about being here,
Especially when your loved ones can't be near.

There are many days and nights I find no rest.
Often my pride is put to the test.
This other world, in which I dwell,
Can I be sure.....this isn't HELL?

Because, if there is a hell, worse than this,
I pray to God I am not on that list.
I've learned my lesson, I've learned it well.
I'm going to Heaven, cause I'm going through HELL!