Hidden Shadows

My memories have come back to haunt my grave

The ghosts of my past returning from the dead

Intentions long gone, turning their heads away

I’ve become lost, a river I cry is my captor

Am I allowed to scream the thoughts I hide?

My endless prayers suddenly scolded

The dreams I once had, now seem like nightmares

Am I the one to blame for the silence being so loud?

I’m drowning in this river of crumbling sand

Lost in an open room, found in a lonely maze

Life turned to a crumbling piece of stone

Death seeming so close, yet it’s thousands of yards away

I turn to my left, wishing, hoping, longing for something new

I turn to my right, crying, sobbing, begging for the truth

Looking forward I see a figure, it moves slightly then freezes

I try to move towards it, but soon enough I realized it’s me

Standing alone in a room, facing my own reflection

I turn to hide away, and am meet with the shadows

I fall to my knees and place my head in my hands

The shadows return to me, and I cry

Yet I make no sound, I’m alone again