The Shadow

It's the leaves
dancing
in the sea breeze

making that gentle,
yet shattering
noise
of hopelessness
and despair

Where can I seek refuge
from the reality
and its cruelty?

Under the star-studded
sky
Lost, and crippled,
I can't help but to wonder

why am I still here
struggling
to break free

why can't I let go
things that weren't even mine
in the first place

why....

why...

Perhaps,
I may never know
the answers

that lie beneath
the shadows of
ignorance,

and self-deceit.


xiao ming