no way home

Doing good for a while
But then I faltered 
My feet slipped
And down down down I go

Not like Wonderland 
Where everything is curiouser 
With magic and charm
And chershire cats

No this pit is dark
With slick smooth walls
And a bottom so far 
I can't even fathom it

Light
I see light!
But alas to no avail
All it does is show how far I am

It taunts me 
Mocks my failure 
Just try harder
Is its favorite one liner

Others will pass
Lending a helping hand
Until they realize just how far
I really truly am

Attempting to climb
Pulling at roots
Reaching just above my head
But then falling again

The pit is dark and cold
I've been here far too long
So long I've grown accustomed 
To the loneliness of being forgotten 

Actually my pit is not that awful 
Rather quite cozy
I can see in the dark
So really, I'm fine

I've made friends with the soil 
And neighbors with darkness 
Light we don't speak of
For it has forsaken us

Many years now it's been
Time slowly inching by
I am now one with the soil
The dark, the air

For they were with me
When no one seemed to care
And when the next one falls
I will be with them too

One in spirit 
All without hope
For in this pit
There is no way home