Not a Glimpse

I wrote this after not hearing from my son for a month.

Not a Glimpse
July 12, 2009

In the dark and early hours of this warm summer morning
i ponder within the depths of my ailing soul
oh, is there a need for it to be so dark in here?
is there not a glimpse of light in the journey?

i am surrounded by darkness
i am surrounded by nothingness
i have no wish or desire to fall asleep
as the day comes upon us i decide to just be

will i sleep today?
will i feel my soul again?
why was the life and light zapped out of it?
and for what purpose?