Lost... In The Dark Poem by Lesa MRK

I have found there has been too much love in this heart.
I have found there have been too many tears in these eyes.
What is left when all you have is gone,
And all you wanted cannot be?

You search but there is no one-
No one who will share your dreams and fears.
You find there is no one-
No one who understands or listens to your heart.
You reach out into the darkness but you are all alone-
You've lost yourself to the dark.

You remember a time when you lived in peace,
And when the dreams you had lost had been set free.
Now you live in unspeakable sorrow,
And the world is harsh and unkind in your pain.

The world won't stop for you.
With tears streaming you can reach out with your heart,
But it will never slow to let you on,
For your chances have all gone.

What's left when your heart is aching?
What will carry your heart through the pain?
Some will say it's the memories of wonderful times,
That can stop the rain.
What happens when those memories,
Remind you of all you have lost again,
And all you'd like to have but cannot reach?

What can you do,
All alone in the dark?
The people in the light refuse to see you-
They cannot hear your cries.
Again you are all alone tonight.

All I ask is for a chance,
One chance at happiness,
That cannot be stolen away.
All I ask is for someone to understand,
Someone to believe my words,
Someone who won't walk away.
All I ask now is for love to carry my heart-
To lead me out of the darkness-
To give me a place in the light.

Please only listen,
And give your true understanding-
For in the darkness,
Your love can help me find the way.

(6/24/94)