How to Live

I hear a ringing in my ears
The sound of complete silence
Echoing around in my brain
Buzzing like a thousand whispers
Quieted by common sense

I’m surrounded by four walls
The structure closes me in
It blocks out the real world
It keeps out all real beauty
It keeps in utter perfection

The sun blocks out all the stars
And it keeps away all the rain
Water that could wash away
This hell that surrounds me
And show me my memories

I feel so completely lost
Without a sense of direction
Without a sense of purpose
Nowhere to run off to
Even in a world large as this

I want to just start again
Forget about the burnt bridges
Shed the ugly skin I’ve grown
See the whole wide world anew
And live for the first time