I love the sense of frustration that comes across so clearly in this, Jesse (that sounds mean ... but, I promise, it's not meant in that way). There is frustration and want and so many things all bundled up here -- so many, many things I related to and relate to all too well. A wonderful combination of imagery and feeling to create this read -- beautifully done :)
Anyone can write of beauty -- of life, friendship, love everlasting -- but it is those rare, brave souls who dare to live their words that are the true poets of the universe. That is where true beauty lies. ~JaML

It's a sin that somehowlight is changing to shadow, and casting its shroudover all we have known. Unaware how the ranks have grown, driven on by a heart of stone, we could find that we're all alone, in the dream of the proud.
On the Turning Away -- Pink Floyd