In wake, watching the shadows
drift mercilessly against white walls,
my eyes waver as the mind
fades from consciousness.

Breathing falls.. in momentum to a steady pace,
as the core of your being delves deep
into your innermost thoughts;
surrender.

I glance into memories of the past,
in temperance I find myself
in who I was, in who I am
and who I will be.

Does one forget in life,
the values that make personal beliefs?
“It is these things that cause me concern:
failure to cultivate virtue..”.