lost in the milling crowd
i see a ray of light
with a promise of a beautiful morning
step by step and i stop
the oracle of night whispers
forbidding the bleak escape attempt
the dark temptation is overpowering
A third voice chants
do it now, shed those inhabitation s
or hold your peace forever
the earth is soft
my legs are weak ,they falter
i fall with a thump
with sand cushioning the blow
the darkness has me
the rising sun is inches away
is there hope?
all's lost ?
not yet not yet