I Fight To Know That My Mind Can Still See

I Fight To Know That My Mind Can Still See I fight to slay dark beasts in broken fields walking in red-fire and burn like Hell What is life that such misery it yields broken souls on pain laden shadow trails. Where fallen- have angels dared fear to tread among the ancient ruins of destroyed hope Nightmares that slow-bleed in warm winter beds so unhappy to be hung with new rope. I fight to write words that sing true and shout of dead fish in currents of poisoned streams Old souls in darkness dancing all about longing again their broken shattered dreams. I fight to know that my mind can still see this sad spirit still screaming deep in me. Robert J. Lindley,6-19-2016 Poem Syllable Counter Results Syllables Per Line: 10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 0 10 10 Total # Syllables: 140 Total # Lines: 17 (Including empty lines) Words with (syllables) counted programmatically: N/A Total # Words: 110 Note- Each day another great battle, time laughs at my folly. Echoes bring my heart back again to my youth and ages ago the world that held so much promise.. Now shadows moan, clouds die and heart walks into a dark closet......