It's dark in here, that simple void
the one without substance, the one without boundaries.
Reaching out like a blind man, groping at nothing
terror wells at what you cannot define.

Feeling remote, surrounded but all alone
my hands reach as I explore the unknown.
Just a simple touch to reassure I'm not nowhere
just a simple feeling to make sure I'm still alive.

Once, long ago, the darkness was my friend
sugary sweet promises that enticed me to come.
But like all things, gifts come with barbs
now that it has me hooked in, left in the dark I am.

Wandering about, stumbling blindly
unknowingly moving about in circles.
Returning to my starting point with no end in sight
push that rock back up the hill, punishing my crime.

01/27/2012