Smothering, slowly falling into death, the light fades off as I yearn for rest. Peace of mind forever escapes me, never allowing for the wholeness to return, gashes and tears ripped too deeply to ever come back together and be as it once was..... Loneliness suffocates me, choking me, watching as the others pass and live in perfection, needing to be with them, wanting to return with them..... Fighting, anger, hate and betrayal consume the once happy and free spirit that so freely loved..... Never appreciated, always placed aside for the finer things that entertain and self serve..... Selfishness breeds the hate, leaving the sour film of disgust behind where sweet words once fell..... The eyes now dim, the voice silenced from its songs, the mind worn and surrendering, begging for no more..... The heart still hopes for the perfection that has been found once beforeā¦.always searching, constantly mislead, but never giving up. .... By Evalynn Hawthorne