Cycles

I don't know how much louder one could have screamed,

Just to be heard but, to go unseen

Only to have their voice echo back to them from the silence

From the inner tournament, the violence

Unwavering, unchanging life, all consuming

It became overly draining

Day in, day out, ever forward, yet never changing

Life stagnating, unable, unwilling to be open for life rearranging

Living in a long drawn cycle of sorrow and pain

Almost to the point of certainty, as predictable as the rain

All the while, still moving forward, long steady stride

Seemingly alone, if only you could meet their eyes

Perhaps just walk alongside them, with patience kindness and grace

Not everyone realizes they are walking in circles, some just need help out of that place.