In the jagged shallows I lie
The waters of abeyance washed over me
Paralyzed by an unfounded fear.
The fear, denial of fulfillment
The thief of hope, joy and growth.
Apathy, the killer of dreams.
The burden of consciousness
A flood upon my mind
Eroding at the frayed strands
Of rational cohesive thought
Drifted farther out in the wretched sea.
The sea of glorious valor or immeasurable loss.
An unfaltering resolve to grind away at my
foundation of hubris and ego.
No destination to reach or journey to tread.
Irresolute cartographer of abyssal despair.
Washed ashore, gnarled and bleached by cosmic indifference.
Prisoner of the elements unseen and observed.
Unearthing the tomb of hopeless slumber.
A choice to be made, and made alone.
Apathy, my killer of dreams.