Mourning

THE NIGHT HAS FALLEN
UPON ME
DREARY AND SULLEN
DARK AS ALASKAN WINTER
I AM LEFT
DUMBSTRUCK
EMPTY AS THE MIDNIGHT AIR
THE WORLD
HAS LOST ALL MEANING
THERE IS A SUDDEN MADNESS
DEVOURING ME
I CANNOT GATHER THE WORDS
I AM CEASING TO BE
AFTER LOSING YOU
WHAT'S LEFT?

AUGUST 2000
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