COLDNESS CONSUMES MY HEART,
LEAVING ME IN DARKNESS,
LIKE THE LEFT OVER DEAD LOVE OF HARSHNESS
SEARCHING AND SIFTING THROUGH THE DRUDGE,
OTHERS SEE YOU ALONE,
BY THAT THEY JUDGE
DESIRES OF LOVE, WARMTH AND CARE,
ONLY TO BE LEFT IN DESPAIR
SHALL I RETURN TO DIRT,
DEEP WITHIN THE EARTH,
NEVER TO CRY, NOR LOVE,
NOR FEEL THE VALUE OF ONES OWN SELF WORTH
THERE, LYING IN THE UNKNOWN,
NEVER TO GROW OLD,
CONSUMED BY COLD

© D. L. L. Dec 12 2006