I’ve been walking around,

With my eyes shut tightly.

Not paying attention to the world,

And this life.

I’ve been living blindly,

Just stumbling through.

Not knowing where I’m going,

Or why.

I haven’t been listening,

Just been deaf to the cries.

Not wanting to listen to them,

And their pain.

I haven’t been living,

Just existing in this shit.

Never wanting to emerge,

From this pain.

I wish I could emerge,

The slate all wiped clean.

A new perspective on the world,

And my life.

I fear I never will,

I’ve seen this cycle before.

It’s too bitter and vicious,

To survive.

So I’m still walking around,

With my eyes shut tightly.

Not paying attention to the world,

And this life…