Shattered

Unable to comprehend

Why your dreams

Could not come true

Running out of steam

Still unable to let go

Only wanting to believe

Fighting minds undertow

Facing the night all alone

Unable to sleep under
Timeless shadows weight
Ashamed, undressed
No longer able to cheat

Her reality trapped, exposed
Her mind drugged, swimming
Her feelings drained, spent
Her breath short, congested
Her heart sinking, bleeding
Her faith unwrapped, exposed

Dreams swallowed, spitting
Out hope's light.

Edwin James

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