Sometimes...

AbiAbi sometimes

 

sometimes

sad marches in

and invades your mind

your heart

your soul

and the dwindling defense

of holding yourself 

together

is like trying to contain water

in a sieve 

 

and the lump

there beneath your chin

enlarges

and every swollen thought

turns liquid

 

when even the day

seems dark

and not 

one shimmering star

offers a twinkle

of hope

 

sometimes 

the usual brilliance and beauty

of life's offerings

share only

a cloud

without clarity

without proclamation

 

sometimes

you want to raise your voice

and your empty hands

in pleading desperation

or fall into a heap

of tears

praying that this road

will have been a bad dream

 

sometimes

you wake up

and find it's not a nightmare

and want to

go back to sleep

 

and then...

 

a single memory

catches your fall...


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"Every song that I write comes from my own personal experience.  i believe the role of an artist is to interpret reality through a system of beliefs and a long-term seeking of truth, in your own life and in the world at large."  Dan Folgelberg

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