Fear attacks me
chasing me through the night
Light burns my eyes
until I am blind
Darkness surrounds me
sucking away the light
I find insanity
deep within my mind
I look for a purpose
why am I on earth
I ask for a calling
a reason for my birth
Questions with no answers
only silence and tears
no comfort or satisfaction
I'm alone with my fears

Awakened from a dream
by what I don't know
My breath catches in my throat
I am choking
darkness replaces air
sweat soaks the sheet
freezing on my skin
something takes hold of me
panic seizes me
fear paralyzes me
I need to run
I want to run
I have to run
awakened from a dream
by what I don't know

The color of a persons being is shaded by a palette made up by the people, places, and events that have passed through their lives. Some make their marks in bold, dark strokes, others in fine subtle lines. All together they have created the work that currently hangs.
I would like to take this opportunity to tell you that I am happy to have known you. I believe my portrait to be of better quality, for having known you. I wish you nothing but happiness on your journey. In your pursuit of knowledge, may all your questions be answered, but may you never stop finding new ones to ask.

through the winds of change and the sands of time
thoughts of her remain sublime

no daggers cut or poisons lace
can taint the beauty that is her face

the list is long of things I'll miss
at the top is our last kiss

the love is gone the damage done
there will never be another one

so to the memories I will cling
for the happiness that they always bring

to say I love you
means nothing at all
like remembering the climb
after the fall
like flying
with no place to land
like going to the desert
and seeing only sand
to say that I'm sorry
makes no repair
as insignificant
as smoke on the air
but saying I love you
is something I must
knowing you believe it
something I trust
yes I am sorry
for some things I've done
but saying I love you
will never be one

loneliness fills me
brings me to the brink

when I learn to use it
gave me time to think

loneliness refines me
changing my hopes, and dreams

unchecked it defines me
drives me to extremes

loneliness makes me
stand and face the pain

loneliness makes me
think that i'm insane

loneliness surrounds me
filling up my day

loneliness stays with me
it never goes away

loneliness will never
leave me alone

I look in the mirror and am surprised by what I see
The man who returns the stare does not resemble me

I ask myself who is the man on the other side
Has he gone though the mirror to find a place to hide

Was he chase over there afraid to face my fears
If he starts to cry will I see his tears

How long has he been standing there when did he come to be
Did he find happiness there or would he like to be set free

The mirror breaks glass cuts deep bloody chains fall from his wrist
he turns and gives a smile to me we fade into the mist

while trying to find myself
I forgot why I was searching
while looking at a map
I became lost
living of life of freedom
kept me in a cage
digging for education
buried all my knowledge
praying for illumination
left me in the dark
searching for what I believe
made me lie to myself
deciding what to do in life
let it pass me by
if I had the chance to do it again,I wouldn't change a thing
though the ride has cost me everything
the trip was worth the ride
J.FOX