I’m walking in a dark alley,
Nothing but shadows guiding my path.
I hear a scream and wonder
If it was just my imagination.
Ghosts from my past taunt me
As I pass them by.
I watch the phases of my life
Flashing before me on
Blood red bricks that surround me.

Through the projector of my life,
I see the unhappiness that I’ve become.
I wonder if sunlight
Will ever shine on my face again.
Will I ever be pacified and content?
Or will I be condemned to a life
Bursting with heartache and pain?

I continue to walk,
Pondering my life,
Forgetting where I was headed.
I am looking for answers,
Yet I know I will find none here.
Noises creep out of the darkness.
I see monsters in what I am sure
Are only rodents and trash.

I am scared of this solitude,
Yet it seems to be the only place I belong.

I finally see my destination
Floating on a layer of fog.
The tall building quivers
In the cold air, as I watch
My breaths float up to heaven.
I wish I could grasp that haze
And leave my existence
For the bliss that I’m told
Awaits me beyond the clouds.
But instead, I snap back
To the reality of my life,
Which I am cursed to endure.
I have reached my destination,
But yet I haven’t.