Falling Through Midnight

Between the chimes………..…… of twelve and two
Darkness adjusts…………………..… the doors of dreams;
I perceive a presence …………..….…. pausing, perhaps,
as one who watches……………..……..... within.
Something beside, sly, ………………..…... speaks cruelly, 
whispers words which wound………….......condemn.
Catch me Jesus.........I am near the edge…….. falling… 
to your stronger arms beneath.
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January 11, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Ohh my, that melancholy aura between twelve and two, really feels like falling through midnight, when the heart is submerged in pain and gloominess and everything feels like halted by the darkness.. Everything feels like fading away and we wish for the only hope - for God to guide us.. I can feel the depth of this poem, dear poetess.. It's very soulful and hard hitting.. Sending you light and love, keep writing..
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January 12, 2024 at 8:56 PM
Thank you for your comment. It is partly about Mum's fears in her dementia, and my own experiences of bad dreams in the night. (And an attempt at Germanic alliterative verse)
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January 11, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Very nice and honest.
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January 12, 2024 at 8:57 PM
Thank you for your comment. That's the time when thoughts can go those places.
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