Another Hopeless Love Poem???

We always search for a face in the crowd
A face familiar to us
Dear to us

Dear despite their apathy to our existence
Despite their ruthless coldness
Despite their imperfections

We live our own lives the best we can
Trying to survive for the moment
Denying the existence of our emotions

It may be subconscious
It may be a longing deep within the heart
It may even be something we refuse to acknowledge

Denial is but a natural defense mechanism
So is fear
So is hatred

But despite these shields
Someone comes along
And breaks through that armor

Leaving you bare
Wounded
In pain...

Still... we search for that face among the multitude
Hoping to catch if only a glimpse
Of a dream which we cannot obtain.

Neverland

The tide of Destiny
Swept me off my feet
Unexpectedly... Surprisingly

I have heaved my anchor
And set to sail
Leaving behind my old crew

The sense of security
Authority, Seniority
Grudging acceptance, Respect earned

Everything I have invested
All the foundations I've built
...the airs I have affected
My pride, my home

I burn into ashes
Hold tightly in my hands one last time
And open my palms, as I allow the wind
To carry my life away.

I now journey
Towards a new world
Of unknown vistas

An uncharted island
Where a treasure might be found
Or a monster might lurk

I travel...
A shivering child unaccustomed to the light
Unexposed to the harsh elements of the wild

But I can no longer fight what is inevitable
My decision has been set upon stone
The lack of free will has set me free

I cannot stay in Neverland for long
Though the child in me clings for the familiarity
Like that of a mother's womb

I have got to grow old, finally.
Face a challenge as a grown up must
Unbind myself from the strings of fear.

I yearn to live again.
To resurrect myself
I long to be happy... once more.