Lonely

My lonely heart cries in the empty night and its sobbing sound is the tears that call from deep pain that rises like birds in flight trying to flee from my heartbroken fall long is the time when my heart is alone and the creep of confusion will intrude nowhere to turn I cleave to the unknown tortured in a shadowy world subdued my pain-filled eyes are a distant blank void where silence becomes a much louder scream I look to my soul and find it's devoid and cross the realm of this nightmarish dream time is a venom where pain will ferment my soul is crippled, and my emotions spent 3/15/23 contest writing challenge-"L" words sponsor Constance La France