8/FOREST

They say there’s an end to this numbing forest
But this path ends in trees
I look up at a canopy of snide leaves
The air smells of desperation

No moonlight twinkles in my eye
No light peeks through the branches
All I feel is a hopeless loss
A chilling wind makes me long for company

But no one stands by my side
I know the same stars shines all over this ghastly terrain
But I cannot see the sky
Only the leaves above

Is there an end to this numbing forest
For all I feel is loss
Do I even have to wake up everyday to make my way
Throught it, or can I just rest under this tree

Are my cries for help too loud
Can you even hear them at all
This forest seems to be closing in on me
And I’m running in circles

I long for a time when my breath was easy
And my feet didn’t crunch atop leaves
Nostalgia, love, empathy and solitude
The world was a storm, my heart was my roof

Now my heart is a flooded lake
The storm is stronger and calmer
The sound of raindrops ring in my ears
And I’m drenched in what I cannot explain

I tug at the grass, kick the trees
My feet hurt, but my mind mocks me
This numbing forest seems to never end
And hope drowns in my addictions

Guilt, secrecy, harm and peace
The woods sigh a taunting tune
All I want is to get out of this numbing forest
Or rest here, knowing I tried