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Shane
Poems
1d
"Empty Steps"
Enveloped by the fog
I take another step
Though where I'll go
I do not know
The path ahead's unclear
And every step I take
Reminds me of the last
Each passing year
Upon this earth
A time that's come and passed
In truth, I have a dream
To find a place called home
To feel secure
At where I stand
To cease my endless roam
My feet have long gone numb
They move instinctively
Devoid of shoes
Battered and bruised
No footprints left behind
In constant search of friends
My last one left too soon
She took two steps
To one of mine
And still she passed me by
Da-dum da-dum da-dum
My heart, I feel it beat
Heavy and cold
Broken in half
Perhaps it needs a change
My gaze falls on the moon
A drink to ease the pain
The light it shines
Into my eyes
Brings me to tears tonight
For half the night I lay
Awake and lost in thought
I feel confined
By wasted time
Yet sleep through half the day
Once the rain has passed
And sunshine is renewed
The muddy ground
Still slows me down
Each step a sinking tomb
I fear I've gone astray
Through many thorny paths
The countless scars
May never heal
I run but cannot hide
A ghoul is chasing me
It leads me to the grave
A lifeless place
My life's disgrace
A shell of who I am
A puppet hung from strings
Directed by my hands
I walk again
Into the fog
To find a distant land
I smile at the moon
My one and only friend
So far away
But always there
And will be 'til the end
#depression
#loneliness
#hope
#mentalhealth
#grief
#poetry
#existential
#life
#dark
#healing
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Shane
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