Gone

It's under my bed where the darkness lies...
Scattered dreams of wounded butterflies...
I half awaken to my daunting dawn;
to find my sanity is all but gone...
I stumble through my dream-like day;
trying to forget that you have gone away...
I struggle with my fear of God,
as the reaper gently turns and nods...
So now it's time for me to go...
To sleep on that hill where the tall oaks grow...
Despair slowly exits along with the pain...
And I fade into the day like the whispering rain.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Irisha Avatar
June 19, 2012 at 6:50 AM
Oh my!...I absolutely love this poem..I would make it my favorite <3
Cheesman Avatar
June 8, 2012 at 10:09 AM
wow.....very interesting and dark poem Darrell. But some awesome lines throughout....very heartfelt though.......that last line....whoa and 'Scattered dreams of wounded butterflies' ....sad. But it's a good poem.
Hoover Avatar
June 8, 2012 at 10:15 AM
Thank you very much! I only write when I'm full of angst. Been living through some pretty dark times lately... Thanks again!
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