Downfall

It hurts to remember

I don’t want to remember

What have I become

Nothing

I am nothing

Deep

Seeking pity

Nothing

Where has the strength gone?

Falling useless pits of agony

Streaks of salt touch warm shadows

What am I?

Silent eyes blinking at a reflected image

Am I what I do not seem?

I have lived and I am living.

We wonder what we are

And forget what we can become

We fear more what we can see than the unknown

Shame laughs at our sorrow

Seeking pleasure from our downfalls,

We rise to meet the welcome.