pain is my companion
with me each day
realm of pain
wrought with sadness

the only cure is solitude
from the insanity of the masses
but solitude invites sadness
loneliness of the plain

when i extend my hand to another
i expose the rawness of my heart
when i hold my heart close
i wither in the darkness, alone

the mist rising from the sea
cannot rejoin the waves
until it meets the sun
and falls to earth again

likewise, i rise
on the rays of the light
and hope for the fall
rejoining the tides, tonight