I Want To Leave

I want to leave The next world holds more hope As this life seems lost in circles Both worlds filled with virgins Untouched I want to leave And escape the daily routines Of strangers who say hello Then walk away forever I am to be crucified On the alter of love And rise not ever again No one will treasure my shroud I want to leave For I am human Shrouded in the coldness Of being always alone I want to feel the kiss of a lover A warmth to blanket my soul How sweet would this be? Poetic words however are not real I want to leave The illusions of the heart How? Reality sends a cold chill down my spine Words are the arrows of poets Blood soaked in verse I return to fantasy In the moon light night From the beginning of time Where dreams were considered divine Here I rest a heavy heart An unfinished painting Collecting dust Inspired by Eileen Ghali who wrote a poem with the same title.