A Tribute to Kurt Cobain

The chronic anguish
inside you lurked erratically,
since your turbulent childhood,
that even your screaming ire
on the loud music couldn't subdue.
You always struggled
with needles and drugs
all your life
although you knew the relief
from your burning pit
is just ephemeral...

You entertained
the maniac roar much
obscuring the torment inside,
while the crowd couldn’t notice
the shooting pain
shattering in your screaming.
As the world became heavier
than hell,
you desperately liberated
your roaring pain eternally
quoting, “It's better to burn out
than to fade away...”