shattered glass

 I am nothing but shattered glass,

Sparsed glinting on the floor ,

I am nothing but the grey ash, 

Left behind by the death of cold,

  I am nothing but a nightmare

Like the chilly midnight wind, leaving traces of cold,

I am nothing but a ragged doll, 

Unloved, uncared for, left to shred away and grow old.

I am the gunshotss muffled by the city blocks,

I'm the cloud that blocks away the stars,

I'm the darkest hour of night,

Waiting for an end, to be devoured by light.

I'm the fire that licks the ocean floor,

Consuming and be consumed at the same time,

I am the leafless tree in spring,

Devoid of beauty,  deprived of life

I am nothing but a fallen leaf

Tread upon by men who walk my way,

I am nothing but a forgotten song,

whose melodies can no longer be played.

I'm the shroud that covers the dead,

A painful reminder of the one you lost,

I am the frozen dew on grass,

The winter's evil king, the killing frost....