April Walter Skyy Poet Blank verse

The Silent Retreat

I suffered in silence
 with the deadly virus  
Cancer was my sign
 coursing through my veins
I thought everything would be fine
 I would not tell my family all my pain
because they would go insane
 My body aches
I can't even stand the pain
 Scared of the unknown that awaited me
That I could  not see
 but... then the sweet aroma of lavender I could smell
It was hard to tell where it was coming from
 but... from the air
and all I wanted to do was sleep
 The endless sleep
A restful night was all I seek 
 Weepy
Sleepy
 Weary from the long journey into the unknown
made me weak
 and a safe refuge is what I seek 
As I slept I followed the wind
 Unknown places is where I've been
To the high of the highs
 and the low of the lows
trying to find my eternal sleep
 Good bye to my hope and dreams
Or so it seems
 Awaken I hope one day I would be
To a different you, me, and we

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Thomas Martin January 24, 2016 at 4:43 PM Sad write, April! Hope this is not you. Oh yes, see you wrote it about some other poor soul! April Walter Skyy February 1, 2016 at 2:58 PM Thank Thomas for stopping bye and reading some of my work. I hope to c u again...Skyy

Anne-Lise Andresen September 2, 2015 at 6:18 AM - So sad to have to say goodbye to hopes and dreams - A deeply moving poem, April - I wish you a lovely day - hugs // Anne-Lise :) April Walter Skyy September 2, 2015 at 3:36 PM It really is and most of us have known someone that was taking earlier and was unable to live out their hopes and dreams! Thank you for stopping pass. I hope to see you again... Skyy