It’s All In My Head

IT’S ALL IN MY HEAD

I’m alone
in this space,
this place
where thoughts
collide
with reality.
Whispers of hope
are crowded out
by shouts
of disappointment
and failure.
My cries go unheard;
tears, undried.
I’m all alone
in this space.

2015-06-22
P. Wanken

Shared at Phoenix Rising Poetry Guild