Jeffry Cohan Poet Quatrain

Free Cee Sentinel of Sorrow

SENTINEL OF SORROW

I clearly hear those words that once thrilled me so
But that voice now belongs solely to the past
They were wondrous words that once filled me so
But that voice wove a spell that desperation cast

I was desperate to find a smile that sorrow stole
And desperation had taken its toll on me
I was desperate to fill a darkened and hollow hole
Yet the sentinel of sorrow stole the soul in me

Your sweet smile said so many silent things to me
Things I, for so long, had prayed to hear
And now the voice of happiness no longer sings to me
Because I then heard words I was so afraid to hear

Those woeful words were your final goodbye
You rehearsed and cursed me for things which I had never done
I stood by you until I heard your final lie
And I left hurting more deeply than anyone

It was a fundamental falsehood I could not abide
And so I packed my suitcase and moved far away
Sadly you’ve never admitted how severely you’d lied
And that’s why you are the proud possession of yesterday
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