White Sugar & Salt
My mind is a labyrinth To which I am a slave Wandering in my wonderland Exploring every unwalked path Trying to navigate Through passageways With dead ends Searching for answers For prayers For some peace of mind In a piece of my mind Some corner I’ve yet to find Some solution I’ve yet to seek Some thought I’ve yet to speak Where this mess makes more sense To me and everyone around me Can I still retreat to the silence And find myself at home there? Or will I always be a stranger to the solace From which I once came? The white noise fills my ears today And every day Surrounded by the grey buzzing Of television shows, of music, of cars driving past Some days I value the transparent nature of this sound Surrounding me, so I am never alone, so it is always around A constant consistent friend I can count on I used to live in silence, with words and numbness And then I sprinted into the fray, full of unwanted voices My dichotomy is sometimes my enemy Confusing the very heart of me Demanding...