This vigil cripples my thoughts <br />Drags me down into shadows <br />Darkest depths that smother <br />With each breath you take <br /> <br />I try to rise above to the stars <br />But a heaviness pulls at my feet <br />Places my soul in a room of pain <br />Battles fought and lost surround us <br /> <br />Loneliness is a blanket <br />I shrug off as it masks me <br />Strength is only an illusion <br />Within these walls flickering <br /> <br />Your hands shake with the effort now <br />As life begins to open doors best closed<br /><br />Fiona Davidson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/best-closed/
