In Your Wake

Taking heed, we tread Losing ground with every step Lest we stray too far T'ward the paths less worn I lift my gaze from the trail Reaching for your absent hand To guide me through the briar Only to find you've left me behind To drift through the dust in your wake Blinking, choking, I'm breathing in the debris Discarded shell Abiding in the shadow On familiar ground A failure abhorred, an attitude taught Unbroken mold Thus I am shunned Taught to fear, taught to doubt Through lack of trust In your flaws, I see my own glaring back I've no convictions to stand by I have no vestige to trace This wheel turns, never progressing It bears old marks of neglect Discarded shell On familiar ground This failure abhorred, an attitude taught Unbroken mold Thus I am shunned Thus you are shunned