Thought Swings Poem by Claudia Krizay

Yesterday was bright, yesterday,
Laughter, peace of mind, love defined
Every hour, no rain fell
A few snow flurries, always magical
Dusting the trees, the grass, the sidewalk
Towards heaven, if I believed, I could
Go places in this world-stable ground without
Natural disasters, earthquakes, no place swept away
By force of a tornado-today snow melts, freezing rain, temperature drops
Thirty degrees, water freezes to icy grounds,
I do not feel safe; in God I place no trust,
In humanity I do not believe- threatening as a meteor afire
Dropping atop the shelter, always mine, shattering the rooftop
Of my existence-what ever became of yesterday,
Not terribly cold but flurries dusted seemingly painting
The grounds white- laughter rang in the air, from the voices of just a few
Familiar people? Today is hell burning, I could take my life and
Disappear someplace in the universe, far away- life on some other planet
In another far off solar system- I hear the wind, hurricane strength coming to
Blow away what is left of my sanity- this planet is not a safe place,
Fire from hell burns me at the stake, no escape; I can feel the pain of burning ember
About every ounce of my existence? Yesterday I danced upon the ceiling and
Sang songs of love, hope, faith and joy, my peace of mind has vanished, I can almost see it blow up in smoke as I look into the sky- Venus is rising as the sun sets behind mountains of madness and sparks fly from firecrackers exploding, brightening
The pathway before me-feeling threatened by the force of nature but
As I hide beneath a tall oak tree- dismissing yesterday because yesterday is a day gone by- today I suffer from dismay and distress- good days come and disappear but
Death fear, sadness, and mistrust always become days gone by- a rainbow can appear on anyone's horizon and we bid a sad farewell to yesterday and we plow through today's
Distress, pain and fear as we become our own forceful tornadoes, carrying misfortune toward another realm-I believe that yesterday has disappeared somewhere in the
Magnificence of the deep blue sea and today shall become tonight in a few hours passing?
I believe, I believe that I can peer over the horizon, today shall reach its finality and
There shall always be a tomorrow-