When the Light Goes Out
In a heartbeat, it is gone
The want, the need, the joy
I am here yet so far
Where once I smiled
Now Stoic lips set
Upon sights that pass
Motions are just that
Where desire once dwelt
The dark night lives
And I will abide well
For as in all things
This too shall pass.
Copyright © Stephen Allen | Year Posted 2017
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