A Narrowing World

A world once wide, once free, once vast reduced now to a room; a corner shrinking ever smaller, closer, nearer now's the end of this past A past once grand, once oh, so bright a life once new; as new as hope now ever dimmer, ever darker slowly grows this once clear light A heart once vibrant, once ever proud a beat's now softer, fainter, gentler no race to run; no hills to climb alone now, parted from the crowd A seat, now empty, a lonely space eyes still look there, hopefully towards a corner; a remembrance of a past now in a heart's embrace