Days I Stood Alone
There were days I stood alone
There were days I did not know.
Endless hours I sat in wonder
Of intangible visions in my mind.
Though secluded, I opened my eyes
Only to find I’m living blind.
Faith I did not have, trust I could not give.
For betrayal was all I’d been fed.
Walls of Fear and a fortress of Hate,
In them I found my place.
How can I trust? How can I love?
Burned in my mind; when push comes to shove.
I long for trust and a confidante
Will you stay true? Or stab me once more?
The chance of fidelity overshadowed by brutality.
Reluctant revelation of a past so cold.
Honesty not seen in windows long passed,
Found here in the panes to come.
Though I struggle with demons of yesterday
I have my solace in this today.
For there were days I stood alone
There were days I did not know
Of the love one true friend could show.
- Isaac DeLeon
© 2001
