Confusion

I slumber in my smoggy, infested room.
The stench of cigarettes fills the air.
My eyes are like walls, my heart a tomb.
I have no wisdom or riches to share.

All that�s left of me is a pale, pasty shell
Of the man who was once bright.
I feel like all my hopes have sunk to hell
As the light in my eyes dissolves to twilight.

I watch the light reflect off the watery leaves,
As the wind spins them around their stems.
I honestly don�t think anyone believes,
That I might have really serious problems.

Nah, hey, it�s probably just a phase�
Just a vice of youthful inexperience.
But as I watch night overlap days
I take the mornings with less acceptance.

But it doesn�t really matter,
My thoughts don�t even make sense.
I drink more, which makes me sadder,
Referring to my life in past tense.


This poem is original and copyright of Ben Ellsworth
Hosted by www.Geocities.ws

1