I wonder where the hell I went wrong
Couldn't see till it was too late
Now I wander lost within walls of this labyrinth
A victim of inevitable fate
I was warned to be careful
But I threw caution aside
Desperate for peace of some sort
Problems eventually multiplied
Said it was only temporary
Till my resolve began to cave
And the ditch I had dug surely deepened
Until the hole became my grave
When the walls surrounding me
Got to such a threatening height
That they shut out rays from the sun
I adjusted to life without light
But I long to give one final attempt
To climb out from depths of this abyss
Laughter ringing in memories past
Is an artifact I wistfully miss
Every day my smile fades more
Realizing one of my greatest fears
That the longer I loiter in this low place
The more likely it will forever disappear
Oct 6, 2021
Oct 6, 2021 at 4:05 PM UTC
I wonder where the hell I went wrong
Couldn't see till it was too late
Now I wander lost within walls of this labyrinth
A victim of inevitable fate
I was warned to be careful
But I threw caution aside
Desperate for peace of some sort
Problems eventually multiplied
Said it was only temporary
Till my resolve began to cave
And the ditch I had dug surely deepened
Until the hole became my grave
When the walls surrounding me
Got to such a threatening height
That they shut out rays from the sun
I adjusted to life without light
But I long to give one final attempt
To climb out from depths of this abyss
Laughter ringing in memories past
Is an artifact I wistfully miss
Every day my smile fades more
Realizing one of my greatest fears
That the longer I loiter in this low place
The more likely it will forever disappear
I'm forgetting how to be happy
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