Untitled 1999

I tried to touch the sun,
but it hid its face from me
It left me in the dark 
of this cold reality


I tried to taste the waves,
but I could not cross the sands
And the only salt I licked
was the tears from my own hands


I tried to smell the blooms
as they blossomed on the tree
But the garden gate was locked
and I did not have the key


I tried to hear the love
in the voices of my friends
But their words were cold,
and empty of the warmth love always sends


I tried to see myself
as the girl I wished to be
But I had to close my eyes
because all I saw was me