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Occasionally I Never Search In Vain

Occasionally I despair,
an eternal uphill struggle,
a hopeless walk to sanity:
what else is there for me to do
but scream?

Occasionally my stomach rumbles
as pain, hunger and strife 
make it grow distressingly tight.

Occasionally I try to fight
and seek that elusive light
at the end of the tunnel
only to find an inky blackness,
ebony obscurity of darkness
that smothers the soul.

Occasionally I search
for a twisted street or
an endless channel
only to discover a world
devoid of any kindness,
languishing in defilement,
foul-smelling with pollution,
tarnished with infamy and slander,
and an ever-reigning lust.

But often I stand up,
for myself if for none other
and look down towards the horizon
and find what I require: hope and trust.


PS Sorry I left Poetry in the lurch but was hospitalised for three days.  I hope to read your poems soon.   But please give me time.

Copyright © Victor Buhagiar

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