Once was a boy now just a shadow
Stumble through life's crooked way
Question every turn in the road
No answers but the night's gray
Summer breeze turned to winter's bite
Lost in the winds of youth's flight
Dreams crumble beneath the twilight
Living fades in the harsh light
Where did time go when I blinked
Swallowed in the years unknown
Growing up just feels like sinking
Heart and mind been overthrown
Friends left behind for empty streets
Faces blur in memories' deceit
Youth's promises now incomplete
Truths learned from defeat
Screams echo in a silent void
Footsteps on a broken ground
Laughter turned to urgent noise
Life's pace too fast unbound
Scars mark the journey
Time's cruel gift
Moments lost with each shifting drift
The world turns but I'm adrift
Answers come but they stand too stiff