Will Darkness Ever Fade and Light Be Shown
Will Darkness Ever Fade And Light Be Shown
In a pool, water stagnate and slime-green
thick ooze that burrows into open sores.
Longing for the calm of my farm-day teens
when great adversity was simple chores.
Now as my feet refuse me to wade out
I fight to keep my aching head afloat
Silent screams echoes are my only shouts
I watch as this blackened world laugh and gloats
Night falls, slippery creatures come to play
such depth and pain in every deep bite
Were I a far better soul I would pray
for mercy and help in this endless fight
Murky waters, slow ripples, time unknown
Can such darkness ever fade and light be shown?
Robert J. Lindley, 6-22-2017
Sonnet, (Dark the bridge over endless canyons)
Copyright © Robert Lindley | Year Posted 2017
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