When Everything Goes Wrong
Despair ripping at the already aching heart
Leaves a feeling there is no reason to hope,
Especially when sincere lovers are split apart
With no reserves, seems impossible to cope.
Torn asunder by unforeseen circumstances
Differences which seemed at first not to matter
Time slowly magnifies, and distance enhances,
Causing a deep longing to fracture, then shatter.
Despair settles in like an unwelcomed refrain
To smooth the hurt, but then stays too long,
Stealing every vestige of hope in the brain,
Convincing the sufferer everything goes wrong.
And, because all is wrong, the future is grim
Until one cannot find a plausible reason to live,
The brightest light will grow increasingly dim
Soon there’ll be little left, and nothing to give.
Only when one’s sense of purpose is restored,
And the light of hope starts shining through
Out of the despair, one will see a way toward
Love, life, and raison d’etre can begin anew.
[Despair and Hope]
Written August 2, 2022
[Rhymes confirmed by Rhyme Zone]
submitted to "Strong Emotions" Poetry Contest
sponsored by Emile Pinet
Copyright © L Milton Hankins | Year Posted 2022
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