Lost, confused and dazed br Clouded, misty dew drop hazed br Memories of regrets cascade br Moments of joy degrade and abrade br br Finally the sun has bedded away br The velvet cloak of darkness here to stay br Slight of hand a cruel joke revealed br Subjected to immemorial pain annealed br br Fingers bent, stabbing at the night br So dark it is luminescently bright br Stammering steps so blindly taken br For my night is endless and god forsaken br br Razor blades of time slicing away at life br Crimson drops claw the blade of the knife br Smooth skin now cracked and creviced br Stripped my black to silvery white menaced br br Clanking irons of age weighing me down br Ripping away flesh leaving Antigone br Knees bent gasping for some air br Away is my youth without a tear br br Living as the eccentric recluse br Reclined and resigned abstruse br Blinded I see beyond my years br Streaming away with forgotten tears br br Silent and mournfully reminiscent br Braving the change acquiescent br Gracefully watching the moon succumb br As yet another day has just begun….