I see everyone walking,
Further and further until
They're out of my sight and I stand
At the same place as I was, a year ago
Time for me has come to a halt
It's still dusty porpoise;
The sky crinkling with each second
And not a lark to be seen
My hands reach out to escape but
It shivers and sweats
And it starts to fade,
I'm disappearing.

I see everyone smiling
Now and then until
Their laughs reach my ears
But they twitch despite the contagious positivity
I'm stuck in the same labyrinth
With nothing but gloom
My eyes welled with dread and
My lips part in distress
Suffocating stagnation and rancid truth
As fruitless vigour breeds exhaustion
And I quail in pain
I'm disappearing.

I see everyone praying and toiling
More and more until
They're dressed in attires gilded in royalty
And showered with adulation and
They welcome success in their lives
While I stand in the same way
And I succumb to my fate
As I watch the grimy petals and the lifeless lark
Giving in to their plight
I sign to my anguish and wave my hand
One last time, to say goodbye
Am I really disappearing?

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