Lord R. E. Taylor Poet Free verse

The Secret

The Secret

Blood red eyes
Tears flowing down unshaven cheeks
Lungs straining for breath
Holding in words that should be spoken
The pain becomes unbearable
As the darkness gathers around
The loneliness fills the soul
No one to talk to
No one to share a secret with
Senses die in the dark
Unaware of what is around
Smiles are nonexistent
Even with the good news of the secret
There is nothing but black
Someday the secret will be known
The smiles will come with the light
But for now it remains hidden in the dark
Not shared with loved ones
Just a secret waiting to be told

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Lizzie Treetop December 14, 2011 at 6:56 AM Oh there is such depth in the poet, so much pain and so much one does not know....reaching out very easy to make a mistake and fall from grace, yes no doubt a poet of such inner depth and feeling very hard to share a secret with.

Carol Sunshine Brown May 18, 2011 at 10:43 AM I am spending my morning reading wonderful poetry and enjoying it so much. I am so impressed with the poems I have read so far this morning. I am happy yours was among them Robert. I wish you the best in your writing endeavors always. Love, Carol

A Rambling Righting Riley - Shauna Riley May 18, 2011 at 8:16 AM I think we are all afraid of opening up and letting down walls...but yet we are all desperate for that one person that we can be like that with...to be able to tell anything, to be yourself without being judged and to be accepted for who you are...holding in a secret can be like a disease and eat you up inside.....love the poem! ~ Shauna