The sun's rays cannot warm me
and the air is thick and clouded
as the ground beneath me fades with years.

The silence is deafening
and the wind is harsh and frozen
as the ground beneath me disappears.

The darkness overcomes me
and the shelter I seek is gone
as the space around me births my fears.

The solitude is painful
and the loss is too much to bear
as the space around me feeds my tears.

The prayer book cannot save me
and the god they preach is long dead.
As I scream my anguish, no one hears.

02/26/2002

Posted on 02/26/2002
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