Loneliness


Laughing so loud it drowns out the silence
In a room without sound
I feel for the walls in the darkness
Praying I don't lose focus

It was all just a sham really
Their voices fade to a droll hum
Just rattling around in my brain
It leaves me quite aghast

Avast ye lonely moon in the sky
Your light splashes across my bedroom
And silver turns scarlet
The quintessential nocturne 

The laughs turn twisted
My eyes alit in sapphire fire
My heart frayed and twinged with regret
For the sins I've yet transgressed

All the baubles in the world shan't save me
Not from the nightmares that visit me each night
Reminding me when my laughter ceases
My room is a tapestry of sorrow

Aye I find me a nice corner
And there I bury my head in my hands
Pearls of sadness leaking from my eyes
Such a pitiful little creature I am

In life it is easy to love
But it is hard to be loved
In life it is hard to be missed
But it is easy to miss

If I open my eyes I could pierce the sky
With a strangled cry
Crying so loud it drowns out the silence
In a room full of sound

Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Dutta Avatar
April 10, 2018 at 12:09 PM
It's nice. Enjoyed each line. In your list of poems, each is Free Verse. why not trying other types? Best wishes
Goss Avatar
April 10, 2018 at 1:21 PM
I did try my hand at a haibun! I like the freedom of free verse, but I'll take your advice and try some poetic forms!
Melanson Avatar
April 7, 2018 at 12:39 PM
Really good!
Goss Avatar
April 7, 2018 at 5:58 PM
Thank you!
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