Chasing Shadows

I'll be okay

Hmm!

the voice inside contradicts me

 the sunlight feels too bright

I turn back to watch the shadow that follows quietly weeping.

Oh, I'll be okay

Hmm!

I tell myself

This loneliness surges like the tide

Drowning me, making it hard to breathe

I'm like particles of smoke, slowly drifting away

Only illusions linger that I yearn to touch.

Oh, I'll be okay

Hmm!

I tell myself,

I pretend to be strong in front of the mirror

But I see myself trapped by thorns

All my hopes shatter like glass

Piece by piece, they fracture into an endless array of fragments.

Will I find that glimmer of light

To illuminate this darkened soul?

Oh, I'll be okay

Hmm!

I tell myself

I'm trapped in my own maze

Every corner echoing disappointment

This struggle feels so long...

Will I find that glimmer of light

To illuminate this darkened soul?