Engulf

Engulf (07/20/06)

The shadows engulf the back of my brain.
Assuring me that I’m insane.

As the days pass, the shadows will grow:
Slow then fast, fast then slow.

Steady, but surely, they’ll leave their mark.
And leave me alone: bereft in the dark.

Years have gone by, and darkened am I:
My body, my soul, my tears, my mind.

And as I sit in my corner,
Thinking of darkness as I am a mourner.

For I have gone and lost my mind:
I am unloving, I am unkind.

The shadows will now completely take over.
Won’t see you again: goodbye my friend.

But we will meet up, I’m sure we will.
So I will just wait here, darkened and still.