A hole in the sky
As my mind rockets to the stars
Wondering;
Of the past, the future
While I lay,
In the seconds
Called my present

I wonder again

Ridden with emotion
The smooth of darkened skin
Feels the frigid metal
And it impacts
Same calloused hands
Now hold apologies and regrets
Pushing back graying hairs
From glittering eyes

I wonder again

Burning air; flashing lights
Alas, the life I see is a mere number to the many
Pangs of sharp pain cut through flesh
Finally, Release
my aging mind given the place to sleep
As my innocence
And young bones shatter; the hand falls limp to hunger
Never quenched
In a dark abyss of ignorance

I wonder again

No one wants to scar themselves
More than a pretense; a broken family
I lay still, my body continues to betray me
Nothing changes
While my son is raped of his innocence
As my daughter
Her life.

I wonder again
What of them now,
As their present turns to past

Do they wonder;
Of me too?