Ever?

Have you ever fallen away

from yourself?

Beyond the reaches of

the light?

Beyond safety, lost

from sight?

Have you ever wandered

amid a crowd,

eyes cast aside

and head bowed?

Have you ever regretted

those cast away

by your obvious decay?

Have you ever found solace

in another shell?

Then find me, my friend,

for I've stories to tell.

Copyright © Catherine Young, 2010.