Sea of Conformity

Just as the tides roll in and out,
so I too am coming
and going, out into a world
at the mercy of the waves,
with no sense
of direction.

*

Lost in bittersweet dreams
and rain upon my window
as I sleep,
hoping to arise from this nightmare
with some relief.

*

Yet I find none,
and I struggle all the more
to make my way
to the top of this mountain,
for there
I might find the love
I have been searching for
or perhaps not.

*

It's cold and desolate up here.
The clouds consume me,
and my life
becomes a daze.
I now look upon the world
as through a shattered mirror.
It reflects only the anguish
of those who hide
who they are.

*
Each broken shard
is a potential person,
lost
in a sea of conformity.