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Sorrow's Plight
by Brian Francis
I know how pain can sear and stretch
I watch it deep in your eyes
But sometimes love demands of us
A sacrifice of greater magnitude
A willingness to do what is right
Even if it means the loss of love
Even if it means the endless night
I have watched your suffering
endured your painful tortured eyes
long has love thus held my heart
and bound me to our fate
compassions tears have torn my soul
worn great ruts through my being
yet has strangely made me whole
canyons of empathy glorious vistas abound
Where in picturesque grandeur
The horizon of my soul reveals its truth
a barren waste of empty mourning
Screams of needful lonely moments
wailing; echo through the chasms
seeking healing and atonements
12/11/2003 Posted on 12/11/2003
Copyright © 2024 Brian Francis
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Anne Engelen on 12/13/03 at 03:53 PM i love how your words can touch me deeply...you make it look simple to talk about that deep of emotions |
| Posted by Sam Roberts on 12/14/03 at 09:32 PM that last stanza is brilliant, I've felt this.
Thank you x
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| Posted by JD Clay on 12/21/03 at 06:01 PM This is a very powerful plea, Brian. Well stated and brimming with compassion. Good stuff!
Pe4ce... |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 08/09/08 at 01:08 AM A great build to a brilliant last stanza. |
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