Breathing deep in smoky sighs

Find a spark under dim-lit skies

It's a touch to numb the ache I hide

But the weight returns once I've untied

Temporary high it lifts me tall

But the crash

It laughs

And makes me small

I chase the light then lose the glow

Caught in tides that push and pull my soul

Rolling clouds drift through my head

They whisper peace but leave me dead

A fleeting friend

A fragile guide

Wraps me warm then steps aside

I thought escape would hold my pain

But it cycles back

A dizzy chain

Like a firefly gone from my jar

An illusion held but not too far

Temporary high it lifts me tall

But the crash

It laughs

And makes me small

I chase the light then lose the glow

Caught in tides that push and pull my soul

Maybe the solace isn't real

A spinning wheel I can't repeal

It's not the peace I thought I'd know

Maybe it's time to let it go