BrokenEchoes

  I don’t feel safe here anymore This was once home My safe haven, my tranquil space Now the walls are too close And covered reeking grime The floor is dangerously slick With a viscous foul film I hear whispered indecipherable voices Dripping with vile intent And the scuttling of small vermin It is clear that this place is long neglected Can it be salvaged? Is it worth the effort? Or should it be scrapped And built anew? This was once home I don’t feel safe here anymore.  

  We live in the future we feared We saw the signs We knew what we would see If we stayed on our path We walked on We knew the pain we would face If we didn’t make a change We didn’t change anything We knew how hopeless it would be Unless we made better decisions We pushed forward without thinking it through Now we live in the dark tomorrow That we foretold yesterday Just as we always knew we would.

  What was once a dream That lived in the dark cave In the deepest unseen part of my mind Now sits openly, visible to anyone Under the bright fluorescent kitchen light On the table next to the salt shaker How much further can it go? What other miracles will it perform After clawing its way into existence?

  When we were young Before we understood the world We sought out small dark spaces We slid under the bed We climbed into the dryer We closed ourselves up in the pumphouse We disappeared into the crawlspace We found solace in the kitchen cabinets We searched out these cramped places That could be shut off from view We were hiding from the monster in our home We were always found Now we are older I still shrink from the light I still pursue cramped dim hideaways I may always I hope you have fared better.

  I had a feeling Deep and disquieting I worried that this might happen There was a chance I could be wrong But I wasn’t To no one’s surprise, You met my abysmal expectations I am trying to help you I want to help you But you must contribute also If you want to get better You must put in the work Do you? Do you want to get better? I’ll keep trying if you will start.

  I have been steadfast I have been honorable and dependable I have been consistent You have not My part has always been done Yours has not Now our journey is ended Our time together is over In all truth I couldn’t be happier Fate has smiled upon me A great burden has been lifted from me And the obstacles have been cleared from my path.

  I’m not the person you may remember The years have changed me I am older and greyer, but also I’ve trusted the wrong people Been led down some dark, dangerous roads Made some terrible decisions I haven’t known who I am for a while I can’t recognize the person in the mirror But I have made a change I reached my limit and I turned around I don’t have faith in those people anymore I’m trying to make better choices I am still old and grey But I am on a brighter path now Hopefully soon I’ll be back to my old self Someone you once knew.