Devoid of light
Each day dawns with a mocking glare
No answers found, only blank stares
When the darkness fades away and lights see a new dawn
When the beauty of the soul lives and glows like a fawn
I no longer compare myself to other's perfection
Or wander myself for other's reflections
Failures piled high, dreams in the dust
A hollow existence, filled with disgust
I am what I am, who else would be
I won't bend but going to be me
Each breath a weight, burdened with despair
Crushed beneath the weight of relentless care
For this is the reality of stark and grim
No silver lining, no hopeful hymn
In the depths of unanswered pleas
A soul languishes on bended knees
Just the weight of a life that's lost
A broken spirit, paying the cost
With the morning's light or evening rest
Only a cycle of emptiness in thought
I sweep with the wind and feel the breeze flow
Dream, achieve can will be the words that naturally grow
In the shadows, forgotten, unseen
A ghost in a world where they have never been
A life adrift, devoid of cheer
Mired in the muck, drowning in fear
An outsider in this realm of life
Trapped in endless struggle, devoid of strife
An existence barren, devoid of grace
A soul adrift in this desolate place
Breathing mud, no purpose in sight
Lost in the darkness, devoid of light

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