Evonne Van Gundy Poet ABC

Maria's Lullaby

Another sleepless midnight 
melody,
Restless voices, tainted 
soliloquy.
Unrequited thoughts of what 
may be,
Silent din, chaotic reprise. 
Shadows lurk in darkness and 
light,
Turning daylight into night.
Relentless sirens of myth and 
lore,
Somehow larger than life.
Bitter wings of black and lead,
Face down in a sea of red.
Waves of heartache, maybe 
sorrow,
No match for sanguine release.
Same day, different rabbit hole,
Twisted, strangling the very 
soul.
Torn between the blackest 
black,
Eternal, abyss evermore.
Grasping to heal scars of yore,
Wounds that touch the very 
core.
Reopened for sport, lack of 
desire,
To feel beyond the burn.
Orgasmic, sense of joyous 
remorse,
Self medicating away from the 
source.
Grasping for truth or sense,
Of why were here at all.
A precise execution of 
innocence,
Blinding, numbing at least one 
sense.
Warmth in droves of scarlet 
and blue,
Wash the frigid skin.
Whispered screams, tortured 
muse,
Choices, without the option to 
choose.
Leading, following, succumbing 
within,
The war wages on inside.
Seasons change in seconds 
passed,
Everything slow happens so 
fast.
Scorned in the eyes of the 
faceless jury,
Who's condemned without the 
truth.
Sweet dreams of once a 
memory,
Nightmares of what could never 
be.
Endless opportunities,
Story without an end.
In a glimpse of clarity,
Fogged by the stability,
Tears are soothed by empathy.
Bipolar lullaby.

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Nikola Žilic July 17, 2013 at 4:59 AM Confusing, yet very strong. Zeitgeisty Evonne Van Gundy July 17, 2013 at 5:42 AM Thank you :) for a friend suffering a bipolar disorder - exactly what I was going for <3