Eyes open

Unaware
stumbled into-
what is this
thing
walked right into
chaos
hands held high
thought I’d give it a go
for once-
how wrong
how right
didn’t think
or did I-
didn’t know
didn’t see-
or did I
until the pillars gave in
crashed down
left me struggling
to find my footing
balanced
in an abyss-
but
everyone knows
you can’t
hold onto something
that isn’t
wasn’t ever there