Claw

they claw at the exit
to leave the pit they live in.
knowing if they ever quit,
they’ll suffocate deep within.

bottom feeders grasp at droppings,
falling from the rats climbing higher.
so they may climb themselves,
with the energy they acquire.

gouging at the eyes of others;
monsters unaware of their sins.
piled atop another,
smothering their own kin.

screams of agony resonate in the pit,
only knowing the misery that lies within.
they tear and rip at the exit,
as I claw to make my way back in.