To Hope I Shall Cling

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To Hope I Shall Cling

I feel as though I’m lost

I’m lost, that’s why I’m crying

I’m crying because I gave up

I gave up instead of trying

I’m trying hard to trust you

Trust me, I am not lying

Not lying clears my mind for thoughts

Oh, thoughts and dreams of flying

I’m flying yet I go no further

Further from the pain I’m feeling

Feeling turns to numb disorder

Disorder, chaos, my head is reeling

Reeling back and forth, I’ve found it

It tortures me, my heart is burning

Burning connected attachments to ashes

Ashes driven from the smoke that’s rising

Rising higher, where are you now?

Now the raging fire is dying.

I’m dying to hold on for one more minute

Minutes tick by- back to crying

Crying as I hope for the end

The end to all this worthlessness

Worthlessness does not allow the shield

The shield I use to hide from truths I confess

Confessions I whisper into darkness 

Darkness that shies from the light you bring

Bring me something; happiness, hope

Hope I can stick to and to hope I shall cling

-2011

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