it's all come to this
the lacking
the yearning

at this point i'm not afraid
to admit to the fear
i
have
of the
loneliness

it's been so long

long
long
since I've felt a hand on mine

since the warmth of another
vulnerable and fine
lay entwined
body and mind

& and it's hard to bear

just convince
me that
you care

at this point
"you"
is a generalization

please just come to bed

give me that release
help me find that peace

aid me in knowing
the comfort that's growing

perhaps
for once
won't cease

come
to
me

comfortable
careless

content high up above

people like ants
problems like the breeze
making home on the ground
was lounging on clouds

foolish
fearless

untouchable

from the turmoil
and tides
raging below

humbled
& hurled

back down to reality

the foundation
i strengthened
crumbling
before me

underneath the weight of the world
the pressure forces diamonds

somewhere down here,
there is beauty

somehow
there is happiness;

one just has to learn to see it
while crawling amongst the filth