Dark Path

Lying in the predawn light
	underneath black empty sky
chill wind blowing across bare skin
	feeling a desperate need to flee

empty heart echoes the night
	desperate longing for what once was
only darkness found there in
	heavy pounding into the night

looking down nebulous path
	drifting mists of memories obscured
seeking joys of loves once known
	somewhere lost on memories Lane

trying hard to remember when
	of joys found with each of them
loves once known in bright sunlight
	somehow now lost in the night

stumbling dragging hard footsteps
	vision blurred by running tears
ears are filled with sobbing pain
	heart is empty of what once was

cold bright stars overhead
	cast little light upon the scene
memories now have faded away
	only shadows now recalled

hard I try to remember each one
	of joyful walks hand in hand
passions shared oh so strong
	of the joys we shared that

recall the names of faces lost
	trying to remember the scent of them
of the touch of their skin
	as we wrestled in the nights

rocky lies uneven ground
	pulling the eyes from the scene
to each step carefully made
	seeking not to fall again

where is the warmth of the day
	bright sunlight to warm the skin
joyful laughter to fill the ears
	and of feeling so full filled

memories of places where we were
	of flowing music and dancing steps
crowds of friends all around
	when you once belonged to me

memories lie along the way
	of the ones I once knew
of the loves that we shared
	lost in shadows dark and grim

now long lost in endless night
	seeking that once was then
only dark mists on the path
	all is lost in dark of night
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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