Poem: Times Like These

Times like these

Written By: Esther Ouellette

It is times like these I ponder alone during the day listening to my mind, talking to me, which tell me about the things I think on. 

Crying tears, wondering how all this happened.  What caused the injury to my heart and what has brought me to this place. 

Times like these I sit and ask myself why?  Why am I here in this lonely place that is so far away in the deepest part of my mind?  I am living and dying all at the same time.

Times like these I ask for answers but silence takes over my being.  The silence explodes into reality, making me understand what has caused the fear that injures my soul.

To scared to reach out I suffer alone, alone in my tears and my pain. 

Times like these I cannot let go, give in, or make anyone understand.

How did I get here, where do I go now? 

Times like these shadows fill my existence as I sit here pondering alone listening to my mind talking to me.