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Jan 2012
I hide behind the thickest skin
Must it be this way?
The pain I feel
There is no light at the end of my tunnel
Only darkness
A darkness that is as indestructible as my shield
Fear consumes me
What lurks in the shadows deep within my soul?
Is it not for me to know?
Will I ever find the answer?
My life is slipping away
I must make a choice
Unfortunately
My choice will always be wrong
So who will guide me?
Who will lend me their light?
What path should I take?
I need someone to wipe the tears from my cheek
To love my tattered self
To care for my shattered soul
My needs are too great
My heart too broken
Too lost in the darkness
Forever gone
Helpless
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   --- and Ann M Johnson
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