Echoes in the Dark

Tonight, in the middle of forest, 

I am Looking at the sky —

The sky that is dark,

Without the moon and the stars. 

I look at it and wonder,

Is the sky truly dark,

Or is the darkness inside me? 

I think and wonder,

Does silence surround me,

Or has my heart given up screaming? 

Forest of loneliness, 

And I walk too far.

I walk and walk,

Unaware of the path. 

Who am I?

What am I?

Where am I?

What do I truly want?

Where do I want to go?

Is there any place I would fit in? 

Questions upon questions,

Thoughts upon thoughts, 

Emotions upon emotions,

Yet why do I feel so numb? 

My legs shake,

My mind wavers, 

Yet, a flicker of hope,

Lives in my core. 

I walk and walk,

With sheer hope to find my path —

Fire in my eyes, 

Coldness in my veins. 

I tell myself,

And scold my heart,

There will come a day,

When I will realise — 

Who am I?

What am I?

Where am I?

What do I truly want?

Where do I want to go?

Is there any place I would fit in?

-Arouba Abbas