Eternity

Nudged up to the sound of a pin-drop and sat up to terrible silence, but the ringing in his head was non-stop Replaying in a dream so distraught, he though he'd felt love but it turned out not His brain played the delicate strings of his heart, a symphony so unresolved But the window ten floors up is a painting of the early morning orange skyline Swirling thoughts and memories are paled and dimming beside his involuntary movements The routine reared its head but what shattered by his sinking stomach Screaming out for freedom, a selfless expression of freedom, and a surefire way to break the tedium And so he climbed up, his legs were shaking with the cold wind biting at his toes, and for a moment he stopped Uncertainty engraves this life Eternity follows close behind Wordless, the room fell dark and impatient in waiting on him, but a vision stumbled through Of flowers brimming and vibrant in the sunshine, ,juxtaposed with black coats in the backdrop But mid-frame was a stone inscribed with his name, and sudden familiar feelings of intense shame Washed over, timid and careful he stepped back, catching his breath for many years to come Uncertainty engraves this life Eternity follows close behind