Acid Rain Poem by Phillip Knox

In the night I hide
shattered, broken of heart
my soul cries in anguish
I cannot see far.
Lost in the endless pain
shaken in a torn mind
defeat spread like acid rain
as I search the line-
where sky and earth meet
I grasp the tides.
Somewhere the death of dreams
comes to be me.
I look through misery's eyes,
and gaze for the serene,
but only see the bitter lie
though I steady try-
to flee from all the shame
it spreads like acid rain
I face the distance of time,
and begin to sigh.
A sweet moonlit twilight
faded beauty inside
death of innocent times
and simplicity of mind.
I breath in the cool air
smoke and tears stain
my window in the sharp night
and there falls acid rain.