Poetry.com

I recently submitted a second piece to Poetry.com. This one isn't entered into the big contest, since only one entry per 6 month period is allowed. I don't care, I just threw it out there anyway. Here it is:

Elegy

Contemplating freedom

spread my wings, and fly

so far away, gone

leave this pain

behind

Embrace the next

world, turn away

from the emptiness

of my present, the

grief of my past and

the despair of my

future

Such fragile bonds to

hold me here

staring at nothing

with my blind eyes

I liked it, and I ran it past a friend who understands grieving for a spouse. We e-mailed back and forth this afternoon about dealing with this. I wish I could do something more to help him, but I know there is absolutely nothing that helps. I'm just so lucky I have T, Wenchy-woman and Dad. So, my hope is that my buddy is doing a little better at the moment and that he will remember that I care about him, good days, bad days, even pain-in-the-ass days. Hugs to ya. Lots of hugs. And always a willing ear to listen.

time doesn't heal, you just become accustomed

Relict

The light has fled, your eyes are dim

my own are blind in sorrow

Heart bled dry, no tears remain

This pain too great for me to bear

Grief a burden I cannot endure

Your love was my light

your life the sun of my world

Now I live in the darkness of your death

Clinging to the shadows and shades

I search for some glimmer of you

a reason to continue my journey

and I find nothing.

Temptation

Your voice steals through

my soul

luring me from twilight dreams

Offering yourself to ease

my pain

Do you even understand

this seduction you play?

No games, no rules

no safety, no promises

Just the hint

of change, the idea

of passion, the chance

of peace

And if I accept, will you own

me, body and soul?

If so, will I like it?