Sadness
overwhelms me
It blankets me
takes
me away
I stare
into space
fearing
what I
Will see
The pain
the hurt
It's all too much
My wounded soul
It shivers
It shakes
sullen and sad
This agony
so urgent
tortures me
It torments me
My love,
ill-fated
and broken,
fades

04/02/2002

Posted on 04/02/2002
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