Ah, Life! Sonnet Vi
Ah, Life!
VI
My Life, we both know I was born insane
to love so much the face of coming Death,
but He has sat with me when self-contained
and chantingly he counted out my breaths.
I cannot dine when hunger’s always sour
and gorge myself on someone else’s heart,
this time I’ll ride behind the darkest hour
and bid the burdens of my mind depart.
Fool Life, I'm sure you'll find a new someone
to treat you as a greater, blessed prize
than I who've never sponsored laughter’s son
and scorned the forked lights touching, night-paused eyes.
Ah, Life, I never loved you from the start
and yet you stalk my heavy, haunted heart!
Copyright © Jean Marble | Year Posted 2007
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