Cold thoughtless projections of envy and self-doubt Consume the essence of being or feeling something As I explore I find it deeply rooted throughout A gestation of despair that springs forth life A life I let take hold and strangle hope A void left to be filled Upon seeing the new shape I shrink from existence Existing only as thought in the void I cling in hopes of springing forth to conquer Shapeless thoughts that control I have lost that which drove me and in so losing I have been driven to a form not seen or heard Only feeling as the procession of new life passes Found in the void I must once again take the strength Given by that which I was molded and drive back New life which seeks to control