Stormy hearts



Lonely, alone
 Helpless within these forever nights
These four walls seem to whisper out your name
Please, not another nightmare, not another storm
Only…glimpses of light
From lightening filtering through the pane
Empty sheets
 Cast empty shadows on the wall
Of places where you used to be
Eyes wide open, now sleep afraid to fall
Trapped within this never ending dream
Spinning to the edge, I cling to the ledge as pebbles falling past
The fire of you still burns within, why can’t I let go, let go of the past
 And silence all the screams?
So now the rain pelting… taps harder on the glass
Or is it you, your ghost knocking?
Mocking, haunting vindications of why’s I can’t seem to grasp
As I watch through the window
Lightening, highlighting the gutters that run over with the rains
I swear I see a reflection, a reflection of your face
For the first time absent of all the worldly pains
Your apparition beautiful delivers the comfort I so badly needed
And finally eases my soul full of heartaches
Of the love and life you took with you, when you traveled beyond the veil and beyond the heartbreaks

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Submitted on April 06, 2011

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Closest metre Iambic hexameter
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Words 197
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 24

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A fortyish native born all American man. Married twice and for the last time. I have four children; Three daughters and one son that are all over the age of eighteen. I also have two grandchildren; one three years old and one nine months old. Inspired by God, tragedy, life's experiences and then a fairy tale love. I never intentionally set out to write poetry, but "She" inspired me. "She" meaning the love of my life. That love is a passion that after thirteen years still grows stronger each and every day. It eventually had to be put into writing. As I wrote poetry to her, she encouraged me to approach other subjects. Doing so brought me to discover that poetry could wash away the bitter tastes of life (suicide, cancer, and divorce) that were still living like demons inside me. So when poetic therapy brought those impish fiends to a stalemate, I began to experiment more. Creating fictional characters and situations within my works. The support of this online community has inspired me even further to continue to hone my writing skills giving the readers the best that I can offer. Thanks to all you out there in Lulu land. more…

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