the rain sank the goodness into the ground, an attempt to better the world with aesthetics replacing the dangerous cracks in the sidewalk the mud encapsulates my deepest fear my feet, cemented inside, like quicksand I'm sinking Chances of surviving are a million to one as i scan my brain for a trace of impending chances but i will never see the sun set on the east side and the birds won't sing when the frigid rain is biting their tongues and feeding on their despair to live a life in despondancy, or to rise above the rut i am sinking in the mud never lets it's victims leave, no redemption, no second chances the clock strikes "over" and a thought about the future is not allowed to cross my mind, for the bridge has closed and the boats sank under the water i would run down the sidewalk forever, searching for a purpose but im stuck i am motionless while the rest of the city passes by me invisibility brushes my hair and clothes my skin ever since i fell victim to Despair and it's awful side effects I held the future on a string, but as i dangled it above the balcony 10 stories high what more could i expect than to lose it within the countless busy footprints of those who walk with both feet on the ground Mine will be irrevocably stuck onto the pavement while i watch everyone else take off with their wings attached and their smiles plastered on their faces