Adolescence

Amidst the cacophony of raging emotions
In a nexus of conflicting passions
Lies a beguiled soul

He is embedded in a labyrinth of racing thoughts
And interlocking fears

He investigates his surroundings
While a sinking sensation grips him
Immobile in feeling
He plots his course
Frozen in indecision

Trying out different personas
He reaches invisibility
As he grasps to others for direction
Becoming as lost as ever

When will the conflict end?
When will stability be attained?
He thrashes around in the cage of his existence
Finding a spot to land on

Arriving nowhere
He cradles himself in a bubble
Peering out from the chains he’s strapped in
Hoping for a beam of sunshine to pierce through

One day the solution will come
And things will regain their meaning
Until then, he’ll remain with the entanglement that is now referred to as existence…
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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