Shade

I find no hope in life
I find no love in hope
There is but an empty wasteland 
Where soul should be
Anger darkens the halls of my mind
Only to be drowned by the flood of sorrow
Loss
There is nothing for me here
There is not
But shadows
In my heart
Once I knew love
But love turned to pain
To anguish
To loss
I am lost
Without a finding
Pained
Without a relief
Hungered
With no hope of ever finding sustenance
I know not hope
I know not happiness
All I know is breaking
Crushing
Bitterness
Lost
Alone
Fading
Becoming
Shadows

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Poet Destroyer A

Date: 4/5/2015 10:34:00 PM

NATHAN, Thank you for the sweet reply to my comment. Have yourself a Happy Easter Love LINDA

Skat A

Date: 10/7/2014 11:30:00 AM

Hi Nathan, Stopping by with a nice, sweet Welcome to Poetry Soup. I will get much delight, in reading and in time become familiar with your verse. As for now, I will greet you with the same smile, others passed, when I first join the soup 4 years ago. I wish you the best when it comes to your compositions. I hope you get to meet all the nice poets around here. Starting with me. SKAT :-) Please drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you wish. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND" Hugs* SKAT

Nathan Meerdink
Date: 10/8/2014 7:30:00 PM

How are you thank you for the greetings. thank you.

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 9/30/2014 8:57:00 AM

This is deep and cuts with a familiar cut, I've experienced in the past. Nathan, I like this free verse poem very much, A nice warm WELCOME to poetry soup. I hope you enjoy the community. You'll find many friendly poets, who are ready to support and give positive feedback. I want to be the first to invite you on over, to the contest page. I OFFER MY CONTEST, in hopes it inspires you to write another poem. I'm looking forward to following you and your poetry:) Here's the link to the contest page. http://www.poetrysoup.com/poetry_contests/ <---~Take Care!! From: your new poet friend @-> LINDA <-@

Nathan Meerdink
Date: 9/30/2014 10:09:00 AM

thank you my friend. i hope that i may continue working towards earning the right to truly call myself a poet. i find solice with your kind words so again i thank you

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 9/30/2014 4:11:00 AM

- Warm welcome to PoetrySoup,Nathan- I choose your first very well written poem - It is moving - Nice to meet you! - Hope you will be satisfied with our "soup family" - we are many .. but has plenty of room for you too- Be kind and keep PoetrySoup as a haven -(Comment on the poetry of others and they will comment on yours.) Thank you for posted your words and thoughts here, I want to come back to read more another day. - oxox // Anne-Lise :)

Nathan Meerdink
Date: 9/30/2014 9:58:00 AM

thank you my friend you are always welcome to say whatever you feel to me. I appreciate the kind words, but can accept critique so that i may grow as an author