Leaf in the Wind

I have no anchor.

I'm a leaf in the wind.

Unexpected.

That's what this is.

Cold turkey

And the shakes are setting in

It's a punch to the stomach

That's knocked out my wind

It's a knife in the gut

And I'm all but done in

Didn't build my world around you

You weren't my everything

Still I can't pretend it didn't matter

I feel my head begin to spin

I never saw it coming.

I never saw a thing.

I'm adrift without an anchor.

I'm a leaf in the wind.

Adrift without an anchor.

A leaf in the wind.

Upended

I've lost my way-

Again.

But this time something's different.

Every other time

There's been a landmark,

Something familiar: 
A signpost or some indicator.

This time though,

There's simply nothing.
Nothing in earth, sea or sky.

Nothing I can recognise.

I've lost my way again.

Shadows

Come creeping from the bushes

Like hyenas come to feast upon 

The carcass of a dying sun.

Mossy tree trunks give no indication

Of the proper orientation.

The stars above are strange

And I can't trust the constellations.

I've lost my way again.

If you look carefully,

You'll see me standing, listening,

Waiting to be saved.

Shades of Lost

Everything is dark

Though my eyes are open wide

And I'm beginning to fear 

I may have gone blind

For the fog of uncertainty 

That rolled in on the tide

Has got deeper and thicker

Blotting out sun, moon and sky.

Lost in the shadows

Engulfed by remorse

The numbness sets in 

Though I keep moving perforce.

Don't know how I got here

Got blown far off course;

My compass is broken 

I have no recourse.

The air has turned chilly

I'm not feeling too well;

To find some safe shelter 

I'd give all my wealth

But the world has grown silent.

I'm all by myself.

Is anybody out there?

'Cause I could really use some help.