The Walls Surround

I find myself locked alone,

My own world bearing,

Encompassing

 

Others enter, but do not return,

I watch one staring,

Understanding

 

I think often to leave,

But this is haven,

Nurturing

 

I spend my time thinking,

Pasts open upon pasts,

Showing

 

My mind grows tired,

So I leave it be,

Resting

 

How long have I been here?

There was once space,

Breathing

 

Now the walls are empty,

But for me,

Being

 

I look to tomorrow,

But quiet me thoughts,

Knowing

 

Time passes, a cycle of nothings,

The tower chimes but the face is blank,

Passing

 

I close my eyes, let go,

And the world opens,

Beginning

 

A smile dances upon a face,

Happiness sparks,

Growing

 

Euphoria transports,

A picture through frame,

Leaving.

 

I am not here, no longer me,

But another in time,

Being

 

The water pours smooth over my hands,

I raise it to my lips,

Believing

 

A sound breaks through,

The lonely scene,

Awakening

 

Silence now,

I listen to my breathing,

Knowing

 

I open my eyes.

But The Walls Surround.

Closing.