Resting Place

I live under dark lonely clouds
Pregnant with acid rain 
Burn into my skin, every drop a blister 
I call out your name in whispers
Become I a wraith that haunts its own house
Floating through a labyrinth of memories made	
I wonder to seek your face in every crowd 
Retrace every step to cover the distance to here
 How am I that far gone?
This world now an arid land 
All the roses I planted to adorn your feet 
Shriveled and dead like the hopes I carried 
Petals dry and scattered lie wasted 
Litter the paths once so familiar and hallowed
With every breath I take 
Every desperate move of mine
It becomes so clear to me 
This will last beyond the end of time
Unmarked, unmourned 
I set myself on a forever pyre 
Burning in desires for you 
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
Blown away in warm winds 
Bidden adieu with a flying kiss 
From your lips
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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A   Avatar
February 6, 2016 at 10:48 AM
thank you for the kind reply
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February 6, 2016 at 6:12 AM
Rizwan, wow.. This Poem IS Awesome... The imagery is deep and I like it. LINDA
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February 6, 2016 at 9:57 AM
Thank you for your compliments Linda. :)
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