All is quiet in the house. Your slumber is almost the loudest voice in my head. I can only sit idly by and watch faceless creatures of my rage battle with no armor. Reaching outward, spinning within, I grasp at letting go. All I know is something I treasure, yet wish to lose. Empty pockets donβt drop many coins. Eternity taunts my limited time ticking without a halt towards a future that ceases to exist. Faith in lack seems to be all weβre granted. The riddler laughs at my fate. Surrender to this cruel joke is all I can do within its confinement. The escape route has a road block, and armed guards ordered to shoot on sight. Every pleasure is lined with thorns and ***** my weakened hands. Alone is all we can ever be. The gift of senses is our curse in this nightmare dressed as enchantment. Wolf in sheep's clothing, he nips at my ankles. If I stumble I lose a foot, If I fall I lose my life. Buried amongst the leaves is my hope to comprehend. But no knowledge can ever cut through these chains that bind my ability to be free. My tears contain my rage, my rage contains my innocent notion that drives me to madness. The simple yearning to love without condition, to touch without getting burned. Where did goodness lose the battle? Eve ate the fruit that grants her breath, birthing her condemnation. No handbook to guide us. No map to get us through this maze. We cannot know what kills us till we die. This utopia has no order. No leader. no captain at the helm. So many souls lost at sea, until the waves break their vessels and swallow their strength to persevere. I ache to be a shepherd without consequence. It's hard to stand on broken limbs. The pain is all that cradles my fall. Hush little baby, don't say a word when you're mockingbird cannot fly. The dish ran away with the spoon, The little girls laughs as I eat with my hands.