Lost, Confused And Dazed...

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