Late Night Thoughts

s t r e a m

My mind is like a cave
A black pool of nothing
Carved into the earth
With a gaping hole as an entrance
It hides everything that is me
Everything that is my own

This cave of mine,
It hides wonders

Because it's so dark
I hide the truth from others
Keeping my thoughts to myself

Oh those thoughts
Like bats screeching In my ears
Bouncing off the walls of the cave
Making my head hurt

It makes me want to escape
But this cave is an endless maze
With twists and turns
That lead me right back to where I started

The only thing that reminds me I'm awake
As I sit in darkness
The cool rock of my cave on my back
Is a stream

This stream of consciousness
Trickles in through a little hole in the wall
Letting in a glimpse of light
Its cool water gliding over me
Keeping me alive.