Lobotomy

My screaming mind seeks peace
From the pronounced monsters
Whispering bad thoughts to me
Spewing radical nonsense.

They brought me to a doctor
I trusted not his hand, nor his word,
I gazed into his soulless eyes after
"You'll be fine" he murmured.

The voices yelled louder, I got rowdy,
They pinned me down and strapped my wrists
To a white linen covered bed, too damn tightly;
My body couldn't get free no matter how much I twisted.

They told me I was overdue
For the surgery of my nightmares
Their smiles haunting and cruel
As they strapped me to a wooden chair.

He came in, the doctor I never trusted,
His frown deep and unmoving on his lips
They locked the door, the metal on it rusted
Looking like dried blood from insanity's kiss.

His tools lay on the table beside me,
He picked them up with haste
Aimed for my eyes with a light so blinding
I couldn't see it as he made his way.

I felt a stab then it all went silent, dark,
No voices, no pain, just empty and numb
I went limp in the chair, listening to the beating of my heart
As they wheeled me out with a monotone hum.

My lobotomy successful,
My life ended yet began
With the murder of the voices
Raging in my mind.