The Change Cracks My Skull

The change cracks my skull 

Thoughts painfully spill out 

Freezing fresh air slows the flow 

Silence overwhelms me 

My chest expands this breath is new I can breathe! 

Sweat-stung eyes tremble open 

All I see are shadows 

Another breath I focus on 

My shadow 

Its fear is load 

Blue eyes cause it pain 

Changing shapes and sizes

Tricking, fooling and quick 

Even pretending not to exist 

My bittersweet shadow 

Will always be there 

Eyes open and alive I will protect my sight and breath

I understand my undoing