Still Breathing

 
sadness dwells within my soul
so much so that I can't touch the surface
my sacred solemn has quieted me
I push through only to sink again
into the silent dark

I scatter my stars and rise
thinking thoughts to free me
sorrow holds me tight
my hollow spaces fill with melancholy
I feel myself fading
where I go, I'm unsure
I'm just less me today than yesterday

I keen in regret
missing the brightness of days past
where I live in color
misty gray, it is a mystery to me
shining in disarray

lilting thoughts of who I used to be
taunt me from the shadows
daring me to be something more today

so I pick up my pen and journal
through the journey
though it be long

I am wary but still breathing