I close my eyes and take a deep breath
to inhale the darkness and silence that surrounds me,
a rare calm collects around me, and I feel an unease settle
amongst the remains of where I once stood.
This realm of solitude cannot escape me
as I struggled long ago to break free.
I remember what I was like back then, so eager to catch hold
of the rays that shone... just out of reach.
I open my eyes again, to see them dancing above me
taunting, tantalizing; playing tricks on my mind...
How I loathe the light and the wonders it used to behold;
those promises that I know I can never obtain...
Those images of happiness float above me
just out of my grasp, yet still I stretch my arm out forward
to watch them weave between my fingers,
to ebb and flow so close beyond that line that separates my range from it's own.
I cannot begin to comprehend why it teases me
to the point I want to scream out loud, and cry for it to return.
And yet, as I look around, there seems to be no one beside me-
I realize, once more, that this is all I will ever be...
