Darkness

Recently Chuck over at The Reluctant Poet got into touch with me and provided me with a word…..darkness. Said to think about how I felt about it. What it meant to me. The following is the poem that came out of it. I sent off to Chuck who read and added some thoughts. I think that we came up with something awesome. If you have a chance please mosey on over and check out his blog.

Within her

a wellspring

of love

hope

empathy.

Within him

a void

no love

no hope

no empathy.

How they came to be

will never be understood.

A mystery.

How they fell apart

a tale as old as the day.

Another tragedy.

No happily ever after.

No Cinderella story

 

They danced beneath moonlight

they played beneath summer skies

a romance

a love affair

written in the stars.

A fantasy.

Not

meant to be

forever.

This ending…..

so sad.

 

 

She saw the darkness 

within his inabilities.

But hid from the realities 

loving  him anyway.

Her heart swelled

her eyes teared

as she gave him 

compassion…..

herself…..

her truth…..

only to see it 

thrown in her face.

Rejected

unwanted

the dawn finds her

alone.  

Darkness falls.

Midnight black.

Pills in hand….

Giving into her demons

killing the pain

the only way she knew how.

Escaping her demons

she surrendered.

A broken prison

heart wrenched.

Ravaged heart.

Passion gone.

All her dragons released.

She soared on devil’s wings

pain no longer a fear

gently lulled

a lull-a-bye

singing in her head.

Darkness falls.

No longer peaceful

she hides in a fog.

Too late

no chance for change.

With her last breath

she cursed him

to never find light again.

Originally written January 28/19

Posted March 5/19