Signs of Life
The darkness engulfs me
Like a billowing wall of cotton
Drowning out all feelings
Muteing all the sounds
Hiding all signs of life

The silence is deafening
Through the thick gauze
The warm cotton candy
That surrounds me here
Hiding all signs of life

The texture surrounds me
Setting my mind afire
Full of hope and desire
Always ahead of me
Hiding all signs of life

How do I proceed
In a life alone
Gathering up my time
Building up a place
Hiding all signs of life

Copyright ©2001 Christopher Mandrell