Waxing Poetic

“Lights out”

The tears that stain my pillow

Only fall at night,

When I am in the darkness

And out of others’ sight.

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I pray for the forgiveness

Of my daughter, and my son,

And for determination

To fight this till it’s done.

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The loneliness that settles in

When I should be asleep,

I ward off with a prayer

For my soul the Lord to keep.

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The darkness that I do feel now

Is just the one at night

And not the one that took my soul

When out of others’ sight.

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Perhaps the tears that fall will stop

And one night sleep will come.

My pillow, dry for sleeping,

My fighting, finally done.

~ Tony Casson, 2010

One thought on “Waxing Poetic”

This truly touches my heart. Very powerful…

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