Another Crack

My body may be far from the edge
But my mind is standing there
At the edge, my hands on my ears
Trying to stop the screams
As another crack forms

Sue screams at me
Her call echoes in my head
Pounding and making me dizzy
I need to get away, but I can't
I know where to go for help
But I don't have the strength to move
And another crack forms

The universe cracks around me
As the pressure of a billion suns
Working in reverse, threatens
To destroy me from the inside
And another crack forms

I feverishly dump emotions on the page
Trying as I have in the past
To stop the crumbling of my world
But it is not enough
The irony of my Dutch heritage is not lost
As these fingers do nothing
To stop the advancing wall of water
Breaching the dam of my reserves
There are so many cracks now

There has been one salvation
That can lift some of the burden,
But she is but a mere child
How can I steal her innocence
Force her to take on such weighty matters
Just to save my own soul
The world is spinning

I stick more fingers in the cracks
It is helping a little, but for how long

The weight of this drags
Down the corners of my mouth
This is no longer art
I can't do this on my own
Too many people depend on me
They are helping each other
I hold their world on my back
Their money, health, and home
If I fall, oh god, if I fall
It all falls with me
So how can I leave them
Even to get help, who will help them

I've lost the light
The dark may swallow me this time...

Mental Journey

I am on a journey of the mind. Contemplating the universe on every scale, and doing a complete introspective exploration. I may never be a literary academic, but I share my humble thoughts in hope that they may inspire others.

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