In Your Wake

Taking heed, we tread
 Losing ground with every step
 Lest we stray too far
 T'ward the paths less worn
 I lift my gaze from the trail
 Reaching for your absent hand
 To guide me through the briar
 Only to find you've left me behind
 To drift through the dust in your wake
 Blinking, choking, I'm breathing in the debris
 Discarded shell
 Abiding in the shadow
 On familiar ground
 A failure abhorred, an attitude taught
 Unbroken mold
 Thus I am shunned
 Taught to fear, taught to doubt
 Through lack of trust
 In your flaws, I see my own glaring back
 I've no convictions to stand by
 I have no vestige to trace
 This wheel turns, never progressing
 It bears old marks of neglect
 Discarded shell
 On familiar ground
 This failure abhorred, an attitude taught
 Unbroken mold
 Thus I am shunned
 Thus you are shunned