Lost

A paused in a moment, stranded in my own maze....

Barefoot on a cold pavement of the night

Barely covered, chills and shivers creeps up

Through the soles of my feet to the roots of my hair

An unhurried assault of desensitizing numbing.

 

I am not myself; I am under, under a spell

Under a call that begs me to pursue so I run

Run, under a trance like a mad woman I run

A deafening cry of silence only I can hear.

 

I searched in desperation and despair

Where, anywhere, somewhere, everywhere

How, where, when, where are you?

My resolve troubled, I listened in the dark.

 

Shattered in a million pieces and heartbroken

I dropped to my knees on the hard pavement

An agonizing cry of a wounded creature

As no answer came for the one that waits.

Reviews

[The Verse: A Poetry Jou..]

The play of tone and metaphors are of a high level poet. Impressive and well thought out. certainly one of your best pieces. Perhaps, it's just the fact that I can relate or that I enjoy confessional poetry, but this is superb.

[ErosNthanatos]

Thank you for reading and glad that you enjoyed it.

[Androglossia]

This is a striking expression of being lost in your own world which is for me is absolute helplessness. But we all have a tendency to disconnect from everything we knew, to look and see and soak in everything around us, don't we? I consider this phenomenon as deeply introspective that inspires more understanding of our identity. This is a deep write and very well thought out. I liked the word choice as well. Good one!

[ErosNthanatos]

thank you.

[Androglossia]

My pleasure!

[soliloquy]

I think i can relate to this one......very nicely done.

[ErosNthanatos]

Thank you.

[David Scott]

You have penned well what it feels like to be "lost" within one's self.
"A deafening cry of silence only I can hear."
I think we have all hear this silence from time to time in our lives.
You make me ask myself why... Why must the silence indeed be so "deafening"?
Thank you for getting my thoughts rolling today!

[ErosNthanatos]

Thank you.

[David Scott]

You penned how it feels to be "Lost" within yourself.
"A deafening cry of silence only I can hear."
We all have heard it before. I wonder why it is indeed so "deafening"?

[An owl on the moon]

This overwhelmed me... your pain... angst driven... mind under the spell of darkness... the cold, oh the cold that can drown us in chills... May the key be found soon.. the key to open the door to sweet salvation's garden.. and peace.

[quinfinn]

time waits for no one, no favors has he....this is a wonderful piece of prose. i see pieces of me in here. our existence is fragile...made even more so by loneliness and doubt. this speaks volumes in such eloquent wording, well done.

[ErosNthanatos]

Thank you.

[Frieda P]

Waiting for love to happen, popular theme, you gave it an interesting new twist. Very much enjoyed this one.

[ErosNthanatos]

Thanks Jersey

[Frieda P]

My pleasure neighbor :-)

[Michael Kevin Spencer]

This sums up my current mood quite nicely, I sometimes feel like my life is over.

[ErosNthanatos]

I know how does it feel my dear.