Color fading, bright eyes dimming
Lifeforce under fire
Darkness creeps into the mind
A situation dire
Straining far beyond the limit
Crawling though each day
A candle burning at both ends
There is no other way
Running weary, much at stake
A murmur left behind in wake
The lake is gone, the dam is dry
Yet threatening to break...
~ Bryan Lin
September 24, 2003