Before Now

Times gone, forgotten
Left in the past
Harsh winds of life
Have broken my mast.

Swept no direction
Lost in my pain
Thoughts of happiness
Now a faded old stain. 

Corners of loneliness 
Fraught every day
Words of contentment 
Stand in my way.

Shadows of grief
Swallow my soul
My mind falls deeper
Never ending black hole. 

Swaddled in sadness
No smiles laughs or cheer
A stranger my reflection
The future never clear.

Don’t see myself 
As I did before
Deepness of sorrow
Right to the core.

No light in the tunnel
No light at the end
No invitations
To RSVP send.

My life is on hold
I don’t have the keys
Many surround me
But not one of them sees.

Barbed wire held me 
Right from the start 
As clouds of grey 
Consume my heart.

Feeling so desperate 
The hole has been dug
Now nothing to stop me
From pulling the plug.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Agustin Avatar
August 18, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
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