I've Fallen

" Like the autumn leaves of November, I've fallen.
Biting winds sweep away all that makes me,
leaving behind an empty skeletal frame of what was once mighty.
Now just a bare tree with all that made it beautiful gone.
I watch the leaves blow away the pieces of me.

I'm lost,
Like a child who's lost his mother.
Scared, confused, upset and nervous.
Seeking the warm hand of the familiar
reaching though It cannot be grasped.
wanting nothing more than to be in a loving embrace again.

I'm broken,
Like a scratched record.
My mind repeats only what is damaged.
Playing over and over again its flaws.
The once breathtaking music to be replaced by a new record.
No hope of repair, the damage has been done, tossed in the trash.

I'm alone,
Like the last remaining person on earth.
All that he loved gone.
Wandering aimlessly in search of something that doesn't exist.
Only his will keeps him going.
Solitude leads to his madness.
No matter how hard he searches, he will never find what he's looking for.

I'm empty,
Like a man who has sold his soul.
Buying into what he feels is important
Losing what made him a man in the first place.
In doing so paying the ultimate price.
A hollow shell that can be crushed with ease.

I'm worthless. I'm hopeless, I'm thoughtless, I'm heartless
I'm mindless, I'm brainless, I'm heinous,
I'm hurt, I'm afraid, I'm sad, I'm maimed
I'm tired, I'm pained, I'm embarrassed, I'm ashamed.
And through all of this, one thing remains the same.
I will always love you.. for the rest of my days."