The Outsider

I have no idea of who I am, no recollection of my purpose
Just watching time go by. I have never seen another me
So alone, so empty, just waiting for what know not I.
I never thought to leave, didn’t know what would happen
Caught in another world, all alone, locked in this castle of dreams
An endless forest of lightless trees, cast shadows on the writings
That appear upon the darkness of these walls
The stale and acrid aromas of seclusion and decay
Permeate the spaces rooms and halls
I never thought to leave, didn’t know what would happen
Caught in another world, all alone, locked in this castle of dreams
I never thought to leave, didn’t know what would happen
Caught in another world, all alone, locked in this castle of dreams
Climbing, climbing — Slowly I reach for the light
Doorways, towering — Reaching incredible heights
My eyes playing tricks — Not used to the brightness
A world full of wonder — Not sure what I see is real
In the darkened shadows lay a lonely silhouette
a creature with protruding bones and sickly yellow flesh
I quickly turn away not understanding what I had seen
Try to make my way back home not knowing where I’d been
Images that mock me
Nothing’s what it seems
Creatures from the darkness
Haunted silent dreams
Images that mock me, listening to their vanished echoes
Nothing’s what it seems, alone and dazed I trembled at the thought
Creatures from the darkness, fetid apparition pressed so close
Haunted silent dreams, crushing recognition chills my soul
Climbing, climbing — Slowly I reach for the light
Doorways, Towering — Reaching incredible heights
My eyes playing tricks — Not used to the brightness
A world full of wonder — Not sure what I see is real