Alone in the Dark
Align, surprise, disjoint, frail, alone without you
How one is to be whole again without what is true?
To have an unknown edge of truth to reach on to
Yet in a lifelong freefall my hopes away flew
At no distance from the centre and yet I stumble
My whole self trying to keep whole yet I crumble
Singularly I am to face all of my trouble
That which I created, that which with I heartlessly pummel
Unknown to the leaves the roots of the seasons
Far from deer’s hold is the world’s bearings
Little did I know I was in a room full of mirrors
The story of colourful memories turning into grey
As the stone calls out its futility
Michael Aquilina 20.11.2023