Darkroom

I slip back, jump the tracks, a memory flashes

a trip through the minds cracks, as time crashes

That night in June, those songs, that tune

the feeling of doom upon finding the empty room

What was I going to do, where could I run

what was the cause, where had they gone

Feel those tears trickle, against my skin so brittle

a tickle, they make me feel so little

The months of not knowing, the years of not growing

missed birthdays, lost holidays, yet time carried on flowing

discarded like a unwanted gift, left to sit and reminisce

the past was all I'd known, now staring forward into the abyss

A darkened room was all I could embrace

easy to lose the passing of days, when you cant see the clock face

days to months, months to years, the time spent wasted on tears

built a wall of fears, but then a light appears

cracked the first stone and said break the rest

smash the wall, that is your quest

A bit at a time, the cracks grew bigger

the bricks shattered and I felt my heart flicker

brick by brick, I felt sore, but I saw more

life outside my four walls, so much to explore

So now even when I'm low, when my head is lost, in the darkest pit

I think of that first brick, and the flicker of light it lit

Thanks for reading.

Peace & Love.

Kyle.