Sorrow Poem by chantelle ribeiro

Do you know what real sorrow is?
It is an agonizing throbbing pain
It twists and bends the soul
Excruciating its reign
Over senses and emotion
Devastating in its destruction
A black hole in the depth of your soul
Twisting the knife deeper into your heart
Tearing and ripping it apart
The tears come hot and fast
A flood that starts deep within
Not stopping until you can barely see
Through haunted eyes
Exhausted and swollen
Eyes that will never see the world the same again
Eyes that know the truth, the loss
And when the last leaf of Autumn falls to the ground
And the snow covers your footsteps
The damage is done
Another scar appears with the setting of the sun
For life goes on
With masks in place we carry on
Until the night
When the moon rises behind stormy clouds
When you are alone again
Sorrow comes knocking
You give in and let go again