In a land of black darkness am I lost
I want out of this land no matter the cost
I'm tired of tears burning down my face
Of the thoughts setting my heart to race
...
Dearest friend your life's a mess
Right now you're under stress
Times past I'd be there for you
...
The darkness within me
It never goes away
It fills my life
Each night and day
...
I am humbled here that is a fact
Such wonders here contained
To b granted the privilege
Of reading and experiencing
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The world is made up of fools
Who just don't have the tools
To make it... like me.
Can't you see?
...
Tears, pensive, sad yet full of joy
Not hot, burning blisters across my heart
Not icy cold blades of hell to scar my soul
Just warm, loving trickles from where they start
...
Round and round and round I go
Where will I stop? God only knows
Up one street, the next I go down
...
To the world I show my smiling face
The mask that hides every last trace
Of the darkness that is inside me
May the world never be able to see
...
It's a dog's life for me
Staring out at endless sea
Life's out there somewhere
...
Here I sit all alone
Feeling down, feeling blue
For no reason known
Tears falling right on cue
...
The days go up, the days go round
The days go all round and a round
Today I am down, tomorrow I'll be up
...
Tears I deserve, this I know
Down my cheeks they run so slow
Burning tracks across my face
As ever my heart does even race
...
Inside me there is this voice
That seeks to end all choice
It tells me I'm no good
...
Thank you for the perfect night
Romance found by the candlelight
Good food and drink and song
With eyes a connection strong
...
It's a lonely life for me
Alone I can't help but be
Days stretch out ahead
...
Cry me no more tears
Tempt me no more laughs
Kill off all the feelings
Proclaim their epitaphs
...
Faces look but they don't see
The jagged shards inside of me
Not a soul even dares to ask
...
Thank You Lord For This Christmas Day
For all the joy in little hearts at play
For the chance to feed those in need
...
Need to talk, dunno what to say
It's been a crazy sort of day
Not a wink of sleep last night
...
In A Land Of Darkness Am I Lost
In a land of black darkness am I lost
I want out of this land no matter the cost
I'm tired of tears burning down my face
Of the thoughts setting my heart to race
Thoughts of death, of peace at last
It's set in stone, the die is cast
The emptiness that eats me alive
Is buried way down deep inside
It sucks up my soul and spits it out
The pain of it makes me shout
On the wind my cries are blown
No one to hear, away they've flown
Still in my head the echoes ring
But of love and joy I'll never sing
For no heart is inside of me
Just a hole like you'll never see
With death I have a date ahead of me
A date from which I cannot flee
Not at all do I worry over my fate
Peace at last, I just can't wait
Hi! I promised I would do this, so I have! Your poems are rare gems to the world! You have much to teach the new poets here, so to be a good teacher, write more poetry. Tiegan
What a wonderful man you are Tony. I have never met you though have been reading your words for 5 years. A gentle giant who has suffered without blame. You are up there on a very high pedestal. As Ruby says your art is important! Public speaking in hospitals, newspaper articles. This help to others would be welcomed if allowed. Thank you Tony you are a man of steel.