In Respectful Honor

September 29. 2006

"I can't believe where I am. 

Here in this place surrounded by alone 

covered in shadows 

of invisible entities

searching for the minds 

they lost before today. 

Angry souls tossed asunder, 

casting pieces of their salad 

because there is nothing else to toss. 

Broken hearts 

trapped behind 

the terror of the unknown. 

Acting out, 

shut down inside. 

Empathy past reason, 

managing behavior, 

masking illusions,

Tear stained faces, 

dirty streaks of sorrow, 

raining senseless places, 

where the words, 

where the meaning, 

are acting out in frustration."