Darkness envelops me
As I grasp for air
Darkness; brought on by
the loneliness the world left me
Memories of the guileless child I was
The innocence stolen from me
Never to be returned
I scream in pain
but the scream dissolves
to the darkness; not even an echo
Days when it feels too heavy
to carry on;
too difficult to even breathe
my hands reaching out from
the darkness; for solace
for just a touch; and
I am grateful for all those
touches that kept me alive
For never letting me
hit rock bottom
For being my heroes
And I wish to be
someone’s hero
To build a boat with
what those touches left me
And guide another soul
to the shore; now
unattainable to me;
and feel some solace
knowing another soul
reached there; my hand
guided them there.
Maybe one day
I’ll get there;
I’ll meet you at that shore
You and me and everything
splendid; and we’ll live
the happiest moments
life can offer us.
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