Life is a maelstrom,
In the middle I stand,
Sinking, deeper and deeper,
My arms stretched out,
I call out, anguish in my voice,
I fear the depths I'm falling into,
The pain I feel is immense,
There's no one to hear me,
My cries echo back to me,
As if to mock me,
To remind me of my loneliness

Life is void,
Empty, silent and dark,
I can't see a way out of this,
My arms try to grasp anything, anyone,
All I feel is the touch of isolation,
I'm a lonely planet,
Orbiting a dead star,
I cry out for help into the deep,
But there's no one to hear me,
Not even an echo resonates,
As if denying me my very existence

Life is nothing but...