Phantom of the Opera- the metaphor not the musical
I’m alone,
In the dark, In the silence, In the void
Just me, old memories
Bad memories of moments of
Humiliation, weakness, cowardice, meekness
Moments of regret to regret
Moments to forget but I can’t
But I won’t because they are the shadows that keep me company
But with them I am still alone
They stay forever yet I will always be alone
They are the reason I am alone
And I sit there, trapped there in my thoughts
In my mind,
And it seems right before I finally drown in my thoughts
I hear it
A single, solitary note
But that is all it takes to shatter the silence
It echoes off through my brain and before I know it there are more,
A soft melody, a soft symphony
They are dancing in my ears, those notes are
They are surrounding me,
Embracing me,
I am not alone
I was never alone
They will always be there,
Those notes, those melodies, those lyrics
And everywhere they touch they bring light
Gradually breaking the darkness I have crafted with my mind
And with that light comes a heat that starts in my heart and spreads through my body
Gradually thawing my soul,
Until I am free of my memories
Free of my mind that kept me in isolation
And once again I am me,
I am free
And once again I feel
Good!