SQUEEZED AND CRUSHED

How did I get here
Where fear dwells 
Failure lurks 
And hope forever sleeps.
By the stroke of a brush 
life on the mountain top 
Settled among the pebbles 
In the valley of despair.
Loosing it all 
My house and home 
Family deserted 
Now I'm all alone.
Wondering endlessly 
In a mental abyss 
labeled homeless
Confused and bewildered 
I'm now a pessimist.
By 
Wilford Barker.