Solitude

The choking pain in my throat
I gulp the feelings away
Deeper inside my hollow heart
Will I ever be free like the birds
When will I meet that sunshine
That will warm my clouds away

Like the clipped wings of the branches
Or a flower picked before its full bloom
If the current of darkness follows me
I may never find my dreams of life coming true
So I may resort to my solitude
The only state I can count on

~Tash
Circa 2016