Life

life speaks to me...
in riddles
in questions
and circles...

for which I cannot
solve
answer
or untangle...

life talks to me...
in secret code
mumbled sounds
and whispers...

for which I cannot
decode
understand
or decipher...

life challenges me...
with pain
through loss
and sorrow

for which I cannot
deal with
accept
or swallow

life taunts me...
with ghosts
and demons
from the past

for which I cannot
erase
fight
or out last

life attacks me...
through emotions
my memories
and even in sleep

for which I cannot
control
forget
or get any relief

life has stolen from me...
my laugh
my smile
and my light

for which I cannot
locate
replace
or even find