Emotions in a whirlpool
drowning me

Hiding myself, waiting for
the one who can see

Bitter is my soul, curdled
by time and life

Struck by challenges,
loneness and strife

I am stuck between two
existences clashing

With me running,
dodging and dashing

A slip and a stumble send
me in to its jaws

If only there was just
that moment to pause

Too much momentum, too
much fear

Scared to lose all those I
hold dear

Sunlight comes and goes
leaving twilight

Horrors of my mind come
and force me to fight

Hope my shield, family and
friends my armor, weakening

My hope is strong and yet
I find myself despairing

To lose what I struggled
to gain

I would rather be slain

An existence friend and
family less

Such sorrow and regret
would leave me a mess

Don’t leave me here in
the darkness of my mind

I need contact, help and
reassurance from my own kind

Life is a struggle ending
with death

Why not start and end with
one breath

No bad but no good,
balance in life

No anger, no sorrow, no
strife

The result one must take
both with grace

For it is mankind’s
place

Light in darkness,
darkness in light

This is no struggle, no
fight

I guess the trick is to
accept the good and bad

Even if it makes you sad,
happy or mad

So long and good luck

Hope you learn from this
muck