A Sour Note
A depressing note
Sour singing of moody blues
Hours of real foul gloom
Disappointment runs rampant
I failed; the pain, tremendous
I hate the feeling
Terrible dying inside
To fail is to die
Piece of you ceases to live
I have ended part of me
Distraught I’m somber
I mope along downcast eyes
Hurting with horror
Living with a blues beat on
May I find way to carry
Maybe I will live
With a neon sign on me
“Failure, look inside”
Points at my pathetic heart
The pain within grieves me
I will always have
This terror event looming
Over my small head
Kicking me when I am down
With me bleeding, no way out
Beating my body
With unending heartless throbs
Leaving me empty
A sour note playing along
Blues doesn’t know the real truth
Russell Sivey
Copyright © Russell Sivey | Year Posted 2012
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