Underground

I have lost my way.

Somewhere in the mind caverns
I took a wrong turn,
ended up in some dark grotto
with no exits, no compass
no air.

This isn't a situation
one trains for--no step by step
instructions are available
(turn right, close your eyes, believe).

Beneath the earth
pressing down with complex insanity
there is no right way to turn.

The cave lizards, having no eyes
must see more clearly.

How long, I wonder,
until my own eyes begin to disappear?
I will become their kin--
cold, white, comfortable.