NOTHING BOY

The moon it does assault him
Stars slyly answer lonelys call
The chill night air engulfs him
Acursed blanket 
Smothering all
Fear knows his name now 
And terror holds his hand
A dread so black so hopeless
Scuttles close to where he stands
Nothing is familiar
Nothing holds a joy
Nothing to cling onto
Nothing world for nothing boy
He breaks in tiny pieces
He quakes upon his knees
His mind is frozen solid
​Drowned in endless icy tears
The tears form a million lakes
And lakes exist to swim
He jumps into the nothingness
And fills
Fills to the brim
Sweet lightness is his name now
And comfort holds his hand
The love of all who went before
Light his way to better lands
Now nothing boy is nothing ghost
And nothing world ghost shadows host
Where fear cannot touch him
And lonely holds no dread
And nothing troubles nothing boy 
For nothing boy is dead.
Marion Price 2018