The nights of a cold and lonely stranger.


Endless Nights

I sleep with the rising sun,
And awake in time to see it setting,
Grudgingly rising, but never truly forgetting,
How the sunshine seemed so much brighter.

I sleep with a broken heart,
And awake to hope it might be healing
Unwillingly realising that I am feeling,
How my heartbeat seemed so much lighter.

I sleep with the falling snow,
And awake in time to see it melting,
The snowmen with their mocking smiles remind me
How the snowfall seemed so much whiter.

I sleep with vivid dreams,
And awake to wish I had not awoken.
The dreams do as the snowmen,
And remind me of the joy that has now been stolen.

I sleep in a bed that's too large,
And awake to see you're not lying next to me.
I get up and slowly attempt to pull together what's left of me,
But the endless nights seem so much colder.

The tear soaked letters lay strewn out of their little folder,
Read every night and packed away at dawn.

Another dull ray of sunshine,
Another heavy heartbeat,
Another smiling snowman,
Another vivid dream,
Another cold night,
Another letter read,

Darkness



Poetry by Jack R. Schade
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Written on 2009-09-22 at 04:15

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Hello Jack! This stream of heart wrenching thoughtful prose, made me bleed too. I am sure most who read it will identify with the place you describe, somewhere along the line of their life....it is a vicious circle and the only way to get out, is to BREAK the chains that bind....

Do something that will reflect a brighter light in your life....little by little, small change, by small change...this is how we go from the cold to the warmth of being 'no stranger'.

Writing changes things, so keep writing and stop thinking for a while...We get what we need, not what we want, you need this so that you will recognise the other side of the coin when you get it. Good to read you here again

Just remember, there are a lot of us lonely strangers out here, hence....you are never truly alone.

Smiling at you

Tai
2009-09-22


Eli The PoetBay support member heart!
This is so intensely sad. It requires great courage to express thoughts of this kind - which some might see a weakness. I hope they help the healing process; you likely already know that it often works this way.

Thank You for sharing, and blessings.
2009-09-22