It's Dark

IN THE LIGHT I SEEM TO MISS THE ONE THING I MISS THE MOST,
THE TASTE OF PAIN AGAINST THE WINDOW PLAIN, I SET FORTH TO SEE
THE UNSEEN IN THE YARD I ONCE PLAYED AT GROWING UP AS A LITTLE GIRL,
I BLINK AND BLINK TO STEADY MY EYE'S BUT THE SKY SEEMS TO FALL, 
I TRY TO SQEEZE OUT A LITTLE OF MY LIGHT TO FILL THE WORLD,SO I COULD SEE
DEEP DOWN IN SIDE, MY LIFE SEEM TO FADE AWAY IN A GLARE OF THE NIGHT,I HOPE TO 
FEEL THE HEAT ON MY CHEEK AND THE TAN I ONCE BEGUN TO FEEL,BUT YET NO ONE SEEM 
TO CARE,I BEEN TRAPPED DOWN HERE FOR I DON'T SEEM TO CARE,TRYING TO REMEBER THE 
DAYS FROM MONTHS,I CALL OUT HELP BUT THE NIGHT SEEMS TO COME SLOWER AND 
SLOWER.I SIT AND WAIT AND DOSE OFF TO AWAKENED BY A MORNING RAVE.GOODNIGHT.


BY ASHTON HAMILTON 5/18/2009
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Al-Riyami Avatar
May 18, 2009 at 10:45 AM
Wow. Deep..
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May 18, 2009 at 10:45 AM
Wow. Deep..
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