No Longer Living

Breathing feels like a hollow task a fragile Shell beneath a mask The light has faded the colors drained a Shadow remains where life once reigned I move through the world unseen unheard A fading echo a broken word The weight of silence pulls me down in A sea of sorrow I slowly drown I'm no longer living just barely alive caught In the storm struggling to survive The light is dim the fight is gone a weary Soul that can't hold on No longer living lost in the gray yearning for Peace for an escape someday The mirror reflects a stranger's face a hollow Stare a vacant space I've forgotten how to feel the sun The battle's fought but it's never won Ever step feels heavy and slow a journey through Shadows I'll never show I wear the scars of an endless fight a prisoner To the dark of night I'm no longer living just barely alive caught In the storm struggling to survive The light is dim the fight is gone a weary soul That can't hold on No longer living lost in the gray yearning for Peace for an escape someday I'm no longer living Is there a way to find my flame To break free from this endless shame? The silence screams the shadows cling a desperate Hope for anything I reach for something for someone to save but The world feels distant a hollow wave Will this ever end will I ever feel? Or am I lost to what isn't real? I'm no longer living just barely alive caught in The storm struggling to survive The light is dim the fight is gone a weary soul That can't hold on No longer living lost in the gray yearning for peace For an escape someday No longer living but still I breathe searching for Something a reason to believe Through the darkness I'll try to climb to find The life I left behind