Melissa Knepp Poet Lyric

Ode To Loneliness

As night dwindles down to day,
       Life seems to be swept farther away
           Darkness breathes into my soul
                   To a depth I cannot control

Patience is not an asset I possess
       Love is not an asset I possess
    But loneliness, pure and black and wretched
       Leaves me nothing but bitterness etched
    Down deep in my hollowed soul
        That mourns the losses of my love

Everything I do comes back to darkness,
       Nothing I do leads to happiness
     Fear is nothing to shame, this is a 
        Fearless and useless game
             That my heart is playing on me

Time passes on to another age,
       My life's book is on its final page
Streaks of gray run through my hair
        As if any of you even care
My life was empty and lonely
         But I never needed therapy
So now do not pity me
         For I do not need or want any

Loneliness speckles down deep into
                My empty soul.

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Duncan Chappell October 17, 2010 at 9:53 AM really sad but an excellent write thank you duncan

Michael Benkhen October 15, 2010 at 12:11 PM How sad and tragic. There are many who can relate to it. Masterful job, miss Knepp!