Aloof

Aloof

In the midst of the haze and the mist
Amongst the swarming city dwellers;

I contest to walk at a pace yet unset,

For time is something I cannot help but desist. 

Living the fantasy of the a past long gone

Gratitude - I must display; but sadly 

This is the portrait I never perceived

That my ambition was nothing but a con;

A con that has an unsettling lurch; 

Like with the changing phases of the moon

Drives tides to erratic, staggering heights -

in life it thwarts a smile with loneliness’ smirch. 

“Be strong, you have a bright future ahead” 

An antiquated cliche heard one too many times. For
they must fail to comprehend the arduous struggle,
 as the heart outstrips the mind on a sharp,fragile thread. 

Longing to be someones constant in the midst of change,

Abrupt reminders that pierce the psyche reveal themselves - 

everywhere, whenever the soul becomes wanderlust;

Genuine love is no longer a currency of exchange.