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Sifting Through the Ashes
something lost, and something taken
a friendship put on hiatus
a life set adrift
on the waters of life
something not quite right with this
not picture perfect, but picture perturbed
many problems with many solutions
but limited means lead to problematic options
confusion heralds a troubled path
a troubled mind trying to swim through
the mire of his troubled past
wavering between fine and disturbed
addiction becoming a problem
yet another to add to the list
going through problems and in need of help
but all I get (when I choose to look)
is more issues to add to the pile
abandoned on all sides
(but still surrounded by people who care)
the ones still there aren't the ones
whom I've come to depend on
just another reason I try to be so
self sufficient and stand alone
but I'm not strong enough for that
at the same time, I'm too stubborn
to ask for help, to reach for a hand
to pull me out of this mess
which I've gotten myself into
but still trying all the same.
maybe I'll make it, maybe I won't
but I'll try all the same
and try all the harder
but sometimes I falter
sometimes I loose sight
and that's when I fall
sometimes for longer than others
but I still try to rise from the ashes
of the wreckage I've made
