Shadow Dancer

All the noise, all the voices. Some choices are better left unexplored. Shifting in & out of consciousness, pretending to be a sleep half the time. Wondering about the time...perhaps I'm the making of my demise? Shrugging insults off my penitent shoulders, shaking the dust off my shoes in hopes of seeing the world in ruins. Visiting New York City in a dream, chasing an unknown face through the streets of California. Taking chances on something that may never happen. I can feel it in my bones, this knowing of something greater than myself. Here comes the sun. Trying not to get hurt as I say what's weighing on my heart. Tip-toeing across the sea. Looking for sympathy & worth in a world with little integrity. Supposing what is better: a life full of laughter or a world full of wonder? Slowly sinking under floor boards--drifting in & out of hollow words.