Lost, but not alone

i don’t know what’s going on inside
i’ve never felt so alone
the cold dagger that tears my insides apart
remains in my heart

i reach for something
i’m not sure what, just something
emptiness is my existence eternal
cruel reality sets in

my power i have relinquished
my tears i have released
is there anything left?
i don’t even know where i am anymore

i thought i was in step
i thought i knew my future
but today, as the gray sets in
i can’t remember what went wrong

patience of mind
tenderness in kind
as you sow
so shall you reap

the fingers of time touch my aging face
so old am i
with a soul as wise as the earth
i struggle and fight, fight for life

wake up
i must wake up
yes, i do feel alone
and i do feel empty

but things could be so much worse
i could live my life
without you by my side
i know, you would never let me die