The Lost Uncle ©©

When I wake up in the middle of the night

The darkness is silent

The shadows have melted away

Leaving only clarity

I am alone with a stranger

A stranger I know as myself

A lost uncle you never recognize

Not even when you come face to face

Why do you hide in the corner of this reality

Away from living
Lost between the shades of light

Forgotten by time

Are you afraid of the light

Or just obsolete

Am I the survivor

Or you the victim

Eyes burning with desire

A beacon of life penetrating the darkness

A beast locked within its prison

Existing to exhale a primal passion

But long slivers of light creep into the night

Through window and crevice

The sun rises pushing away the night

Leaving only the shadows that bind the soul

I awaken in the morning

The same person I see in the mirror every day

The person everyone knows

Not the lost uncle

Walker