Sunday, 16 January 2011

Light Shed Over Darkness

I had always been guided 
By blind optimism 
Now my eyes have been opened 
To life as it is truly 
And I wish with all my soul 
That I am taken over by the darkness I see 
To drown in the black truth of reality 

With light cast over the journey 
I see only dead ends 
The pursuit of happiness 
Seems a fruitless course 
When joy will only show itself briefly 
Then be buried in further suffering 
Is the effort of breathing worth the reward? 

My heart already scarred from falls 
I plead for a long term slumber 
Disappointments, struggles and confusions 
Leave wounds that bleed forever internally 
With my pulse faint and weaker every day 
I pray that when I rest my eyes tonight 
Closed is how they will stay. 









Charlotte Gardiner - January 2009

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