Reach

You’re sitting at the top
and you’re never looking down,
I can’t scream quite loud enough,
to make you turn around.

I want my voice to reach you
but my words have too much weight,
they sink into the darkness
which becomes my mental state,

I want to keep things simple
Start with just a plain ‘Hello’
but all conversations past
just fuel the fires down below

I am slipping, losing grip now,
please just turn and glance my way
Let my eyes do all the talking
when I can’t find the words to say

~ Andy

Manifested Loneliness

Everyone has them,
empty moments.
Seconds trapped in the abyss,
a manifested nothingness.

Just like that
I am alone.
I know the feeling all too well,
I can’t escape this living hell.

These moments
can be torturous.
They tie me, gag me,
through hell they drag me.

It’s over.
I’m free.
For a second I was scared,
I was alone and unprepared.

Another one,
I know it’s coming.
I close my eyes and count to ten
and wait for lonely thoughts again.

~ Andrew