by Lisa Parris

Created on: December 05, 2008

One spark of light shines in the dark;

The brotherhood of man

I wonder how to leave my mark

Or even if I can

In the mirror I see the reflection

Of everything I've missed

While running and racing and chasing rejection

Not sure if I even exist.

Forgetting to breathe, needing to sleep

The noise of the world in my ear

I want to slow down, find something to keep

I'm afraid that I might disappear.

My heart and my head are colliding, chaotic

The world rushing by me so fast.

Running in circles, a clock chasing neurotic

Imprisoned by ghosts from my past.

In a rush of fast forward, I falter again

I struggle too hard not to fall

I'm falling apart from spinning my wheels.

In the end, I go nowhere at all.

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