Chasing light

I walked in silence, where noise roared loud,
Through crowded streets that echoed empty.
A warmth that chilled, a smile that hid,
In eyes that spoke what hearts disowned gently.

I chased the sun beneath the rain,
Held fleeting moments as they slipped away.
What was whole felt broken, what was lost remained,
In every word we dared not say.

Where whispers shouted and stillness hummed,
Where peace became a restless fight,
I found the truth within the lie,
And wandered lost in blinding light.

In shadows bright and darkness clear,
Where wrong felt right, and far drew near.
I stood between the pull and push,
A heart that emptied—yet brimmed with rush.

Now the storm has passed, the echoes fade,
The sun I chased now warms my skin.
I stand between the dark and light,
Not torn, but whole, where I begin.