By Name Only
Many years have passed and still the pain
The winding seams of flowing rain
Streets are streams and rivers are seas
Waiting for my life to unfreeze
The emptiness you left as deep as a water well
As if the witches of death have cast another spell
The well, deep, dark, dreary and lonely
It seems to be a water well by name only
Alone you leave me in the fragile home
Scared of the dark, frightened when alone
From the creaks from the upstairs bathroom
To the dark shadows of the night that forever loom
I am the last descendant of this name
Am I to take this family name and set it a flame
Shall I do as you did and pass away peaceful, silently
Or stand my ground and resist violently
I chose to stand alone in the grasp of death
Clearly in front of me I can see my last breath
Slowly filtering from my body, as if being ejected into space
Exhaled for one last time and soon to be gone without a trace
Copyright © Craig Hawkins | Year Posted 2017
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