Despair

        SUMMER DAYS, SUMMER FEELINGS
        PASSING THROUGH THIS SILENT VOID.
        FIND THE TEARS AND FEEL THE PAIN,
        LOST IN SHADOWS OF LIFE'S GAIN.
        I CANNOT SEE THE WAITING WORLD.
        I CANNOT TREAD THE PATH AHEAD.
        WHERE IS CERTAINTY, TRUTH, AND BEAUTY -
        MY EYES ARE CLOSED, AM I NOT DEAD?
        OH, SHAKE ME PLEASE, COMFORT I NEED
        TO FIND THE LIFE THAT ONCE SPRANG FROM ME.
        I AM BUT A FOOLISH TRAVELLER,
        NO WISH TO DWELL, JUST CHEAT MY SOUL.
        DEAR HEART, PLEASE SAVE ME FROM MYSELF
        THIS RAMBLING ROSE HAS THORNS TO HURT.
        THE INNOCENCE OF SELF WE SEEK
        AND MEASURES TO PROTECT ARE STRONG.
        OH ! THAT LOVE WAS A SIMPLE THING,
        NOT A CHALLENGE BETWEEN WHAT'S RIGHT
        AND WHAT IS WRONG.