The Past Stares Back

Loneliness the ultimate humility

Isolation hacking away at your ability

What did you do to make it happen ultimately?

Now you are like a droplet in an infinite sea,

Looking in the mirror watching your life go by

Thinking of all you did to make others laugh or cry

How many times did you hear her sigh?

All you thought were family who said goodbye,

You can’t run away there’s no place to hide

Will life ahead just by a rough ride?

Or do you await the coming of a new tide?

Wishing there were an angel by your side,

Afternoon sky turns a deep blue

As you wonder just what exactly happened to you

The past stares back from a clandestine view

But loyalty and support came from too few,

Personal tragedies all too common place

Resulting from the pursuit of flesh and lace

You wonder if the failure was worth the cost of the chase

Somewhere along the line you just couldn’t keep pace,

The disappointment in those you thought would be there

We soon realize how little life is fair

Wishing for a time machine to escape the despair

Amazingly, those who should just don’t care,

You’re drowning in a wishing well

Victimized by the casting of an evil spell

There’s no way to hide within your shell

It seems fate cut the hose to your diving bell.