doubt

whispers waiting for the dark

slither in and wear apart

fumbled thoughts under my breath

can I catch them

nothing left

undermining each idea

with sounds and voices

you can’t hear

how torn the confidence remains

strumming notes

plucking pains

I wonder will it ebb or go

hum into a new tempo

I’m drowning in these thoughts tonight

refusing sleep

not out of spite

for if I were to close my eye

and fade away

in darkness lie

will tomorrow be this dream

sewn and mended

never seen

and only in my head it lives

never real

no one’s to give

I’ve chased for years

this next new place

yet full of fears

I’ll dare to face

so find me in

my morning glow

and when I wake

I’ll say

hello