The moonlight offers sympathy
As I stare at an empty street tonight.
Are you held up by your drunken state?
Or the poison flowing through your veins?
The more I wait, the worse I fear
Until at last your shape appears
And I watch you stumble home in the dark
In a toxic haze that numbs your pain.
So afraid
To tell me what does haunt your mind
And so this sad scene plagues my eyes.
Until your world’s no longer blue,
Your boogeyman still waits for you.
A somber veil he sees you through
Until a sober mind you keep
Our nightmares will not ever cease.
In darkest dreams I wish you peace.
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and now this sad scene plagues my eyes.. I feel like I haven’t read poetry in ages & now I read this.. amazing!! your description is strong enough to actually draw the reader into it, but is vague enough to make it darker..
the last line deserves special praise.. the contrast between stillness & peace that sometimes makes them take opposite sides.. well done!
oh &, third line “by a your”.. other than that tiny detail, I give it 9,5/10 😉
Thank you Nebojsa! I put a lot of effort into emphasizing darkness and I’m glad it showed! Also thanks for catching that mistake ha ha! I must’ve channeled my inner Foghorn Leghorn!