Poems for the Lost and Found

Pride

I carry a heavy burden

But don't try to help me

I'll carry it on my own

Your back shouldn't break for me.

I've fallen into the pit

But don't try so save me

I'll wallow in the dark

Your sight shouldn't dim for me.

I've lost my way

But don't try to find me

I'll travel the labyrinth

Without you lost beside me.

I'll wander the weary path

Traverse the endless night

I'll lift up the weight of the sky

Lose my mind and sight...

You must go on without me.

Let me fight my bloody battles,

Walk in the rain,

I may not be okay

But let my tears fall

You can't share my pain.

I must do it on my own

But...

don't

leave

me

alone.