A Storm

A storm doles out this dismal night Rain drops drizzle down cobblestone course Beast and bird burrow safely till light No stranger to me, this tatty leather chair Shadows dancing, cast the flickering fire A creatures den, for the wretched a lair Hoping of hopes, dreaming of dreams Of such I have lost all desire Rain knocks on my door, Gloom enters once more His attendance perceived Lest my sanity leave By the string that I cling as before I long to surrender The ability to remember My fall into torments of hell This chair, the fire, misery befall The devils that dance on the floor