Lost

Today, as I am sitting at my table, I felt rather unsettled.  Yes, I do know I am bothered by something, be it the soft clicks I hear, or the voice that keeps talking to me in my head.
I have been in the office, mostly by myself this past week, and maybe the silence can be overwhelming.  To keep me a little grounded, I read.  And I came across this nice poem which I want to share.

Lost
by Dan Brown
Lost in a world, that scares me to death,
Lost in a crowd, I'm losing my breath.
Lost as a boy, lost as a man,
I need to grow up, don't think I can.

Lost as a person, can't find my way.
Lost in life, every day.
Lost in worry, who am I?
All my life, I've lived a lie.

Lost to kindness, lost to love,
Lost in a sky, like a new-born dove.
Lost in thought, which I shouldn't do,
It winds me up, I can’t get through.

Lost to comfort, all kind words,
Lost to advice, it isn't heard.
Lost to those who really care,
All these people, always there.

Lost in me, I need a break,
Lost in wonder, which road to take?
Lost in a place I don't know well,
Where are you now? There's no one to tell.

Lost here, all alone,
Lost apart from the mobile phone.
Lost still, there are no calls.
I'm struggling alone, to break these walls.

Lost in mind, lost in soul,
Lost memories, they're just a hole.
Lost family, lost mate,
Gone now, yet I'm full of hate.

Lost in a straight world, and I am gay,
Lost now, for what to say,
Lost in boredom, think I'll leave.
There's a lot in life I need to achieve.
-Dan Brown

Firstly, I am not sure if this Dan Brown is THE Dan Brown of the Da Vinci Code...
But whoever this poet is, well, he does capture the angst of many a 'lost' soul.


How does one get 'lost'?
In many different ways I suppose.
We don't each come with a manual that we can refer to as we go on our journey.
It is something that we all have to go through ourselves..
We all do not take the same road, and our obstacles are never the same.

Each person walks alone...but along the way, we sometimes have people who accompany us through various stages.
Those who are surrounded by others, find that they have a lot of support and guidance.
Those who are literally on their own...will somehow have to struggle through.

If we don't stop to ask for directions...we will lose our way.
When we do not stop and even question why we are travelling along that road...we may get lost even more.

And when we are lost,
search deep within ourselves...
maybe you will find the answers there