No Solace In The Sun Poem by LeeAnn Azzopardi

Staring at my mother's pair of dollar-store
Still life portraits
My eyes grow heavy as the day prolongs
There's nothing but solitude to keep me company
I have found no solace in the sun
Only on dreary days of ice and snow
I am burdened to keep to myself
As my frail mother sleeps whom
Ready for the grave she is preparing
I just wander the halls for someone
But find there's no answer there
My heart drowns in sorrow
And I continue to fall into the silence
My words, suddenly, useless