Isms

Allow me to cheat
if I may
Avow me the feat
of abysmal dismay
Locked in a box
for the rest of my days
Idiot window flashing
and blinking
I'm thinking the days away
Can you see the traces
of monochrome painted faces?
Portraits portraying betrayal
portents failing me
as I'm falling
stalling for time
counting clocks
apoplexic and deflated
I wait
for the expiry
of my best before date