Somewhere Alone - Co-Write
Co-write by Sandra Stefanowich and Carolyn Devonshire
Walking as the last rays of light wash over me
blades of grass fall from my hand into the wind
trying but I can't remember when I had went away
aware of the sands of time that shift beneath my feet
how long had I felt this way, did I give up too easily
was the hurt I had felt, had it been too much for me
too afraid to try again and break free of these walls
how do you live when you feel like you can't breathe
how do you say all that you've kept locked away
how do you cry when there's no one there to see
how do you go on when you're somewhere alone
Sometimes it's 3 a.m. before I lay down to rest
today, it was 3 p.m. when I finally got out of bed
if phantoms of the night wake me in the early hours
I eye the empty pillow beside me with deep scorn
it's then I think of all the men who loved and left
in the quicksand of time, I'm struggling for air
my last gasp effort leaves me wondering why I tried
where is the one who was to walk through life with me
where is the family I always expected to have
where are the friends who married and moved away
where is the joy that has left me lost and alone
Copyright © Carolyn Devonshire | Year Posted 2012
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