Confusion
Mind blown
Scattered remnants of
Previous thoughts
Past beliefs
Imploded into a million shards
Lying in tatters and dust
All around

Leaving a void
An emptiness
A space
For
New thoughts
New beliefs
New ways of being

But for now
Shockingly
Painfully
Excruciatingly
Red
Raw
******
Exposed
Vu­lnerable
Laid bare
For all who see

Struggling through life
With the weight of the world on his back
The snail keeps on moving forward
Slowly but surely
Leaving a contrail of slime behind
Yet with hope of greater things to come