Adlost

adolescence was a wolf
and i, its prey;
one by one,
it devoured my dreams
until i had none
left

for years,
every time i stepped outside
my shell
and then returned to it,

my shell
Only hardened 

to the point that it became
impenetrable ---
unless
broken from the outside

i know
there is more to life
than this,

but all I want 
is what adolescence stole

and now i,
a sleepless rabbit, 
am on the hunt 
for that wolf

so i can finally 
take back
what's mine