L O S T

I lost the path I was supposed to walk on

It wound this way and that, leading me where I was to go

But then something happened

Suddenly

Without explanation

I was lost, no longer on a clean path

But pushing my way through the jungle,

Searching high and low for the path I lost.

Where did it go?

Was it ever even there?

I can't seem to find it no matter how much I look

No matter how far I walk, I'm just getting lost

Even more than I already am

I can't help but feel as if I'm walking in the wrong direction

Against the flow of the people

Who walk so fast by me, leaving me dizzy and discouraged.

I can't find my way.

I can't tell the difference between day and night anymore

The stars are neither up nor down

And the North Star is hidden behind clouds.

Everything is distancing from me,

Pulling back as if I was a monster.

Am I?

The streets are cold, dark lonely

And I can just take another step

One time for the present

Two times for the past

Am I doing this right?

My reflection keeps me company, walking with me in the windows

Of the abandoned shops and stores that were once

Alive.

Like me.