Gemini

My best friend inspired it, because she is a daily contradiction-in-skin.

I wander listlessly,
Revivied by empty words-

I lay fallen,
Standing on shattered dreams-

Cold seeps in,
Warmth in imaginary comforts-

I remain alone,
Even together, always separate-

I am broken,
One claiming phantom solace-

Forever be loveless,
Overflowing within the soul-

Lonely ever more,
The constantly plagued union-

I embrace apathy,
Changing through shadow emotions-

Heartless I've succumbed,
Loving everything in nothing-

Scared of possibilities,
Taking courage from specters-

Rigid I became,
Yielding to familiar mediocrity-

I hold stagnant,
Evolved into something unrecognizable-

A vermiculate existance,
Redeemed through perishable exploits-

Torn to shreds,
Scraps disguised as whole-

An implacable resolve,
Considerate of every whisper-

Paralyzed from within,
Moving toward the unknown-

In perpetual hopelessness,
Grasping onto tedious ambitions-

Pain consumes me,
Peace stolen in fragments-

Ignore every end,
To ensure new beginnings.

Author's Note

I've worked on my prose my entire adult life. However I haven't written a single poem or lyric in fifteen years until this one. On a more positive note, my skin is thick from age and unrelenting introspection, so I take criticism as part of the deal.