As life threatens to crush
I take a good long look
Taking it all in
Savoring the smells
Admiring the beauty
Enjoying the touch.
The demons chasing me
The unfortunate tripping me
The pain slowing me
I know my way of escape,
Not through an extreme,
Though that weight is there,
A way I've escaped before.
I begin to build
Brick after brick I lay.
The cherished world closed off.