Hollow

An autumn chill creeps silent easing through my window
The drapery is dancing in a ritualistic greet
A howling in the distance forms the beat,
To their aboriginal contortions

I follow every movement feeling fearful, yet alive
As my dense acquired sorrow transcends these heavy eyes

The autumn fragrance
Ever so gently,
Caresses every sense
Guiding me back to a land
Where fairy tales exist

Childlike, forgotten reveries
Swim freely in my head
As frozen tears defrost,
Long after they have shed

The past is now forgiven
Tomorrow bleeds a brand new light
This moment now eternal
Spawns wings to give me flight

Courageous on a razor's edge
I take my chance and leap
I awaken in a somber room
Upon a startled blink

In this room there is no door,
Merely four pale walls surrounding me
And a pungent feel of emptiness
Heavier than the deepest hidden sea

My broken body tremors and shakes
As i'm lying naked,
Bloodied on the floor
A frigid ground so cold 
Striking deep within my core

Across the way a window,
Up I stumble to its latch
Its edges all nailed shut
And the glass is painted black

A bloody ear I press
Against its darkened face
The sound of joy and laughter
Brought on by childrens' play

Above this weary window frame
Alone,
There hangs a photograph
A picture of a garden
Just beyond my grasp

I stress and strain to no avail
For it's too far out of reach
I crumble to the ground
Weeping for solace and release

The walls echo in silence
A godless answer to my prayers
A gaping hole lies in my chest,
Hollowed,
Nothing there...