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Surviving the Night, by rainbowsofhappiness2013
Newark, DE US

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Surviving the Night

Surviving the Night
By: Jennifer Roche

Darkness, black as ink, arrives
leaving me alone with my thoughts
sole inhibitor of an island of memories.

Memories full of "what ifs" accompanied by excruciating longing
for a life too soon ended; I grieve.
A jagged sword of pain shoots through me;
draining me of feeling. Overcome with emptiness void of
emotion, my eyes close
trying to block out heartache's slow approach.
My attempts futile; my mind races on;
I receive no reprieve; rest from my thoughts unobtainable.
They gnaw at me bit by bit,
leaving in their wake a hollow shell
forming a shadow comprised of the person I have become.
Remnants of my previous self remain; glimmers of the past.

Knowledge dawns; I cannot become whole again;
memories cannot be recreated, erased.
Thoughts cannot be silenced.
Changed forever, they created the person before you.

Night shadows lengthen; dawn approaches
a sigh of relief escapes my lips; realization that I
endured another lonely night.

One day strength will allow me to escape this lonely island
of thoughts I am stranded on; renewed for now I rise,
greeting the first rays of daylight.

Description: This poem describes an internal struggle in one's mind which intensifies when you are alone with your thoughts at nighttime.

Photo Posted: Oct 20,2013 Photo Viewed: 364

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