Poetry
Hope
The rain is falling down on the street,
Pouring as the tears of melancholy
On my face distorted by sorrow.
People come and pass,
Black silhouettes confined to silence.
I'm standing alone on this street,
Cold and miserable.
I don't want to open my eyes,
Don't want to face reality.
I'm drowning in the sky's tears,
Disregarding my illusions for a moment.
And then I open my eyes timidly,
Feeling a presence behind me.
And there you are,
Tending a hand, smiling.
I turn around, looking back,
Back to what I leave behind me.
The shadow of obscurity,
The shadow of what I don't want to be.
What's next?
Telephone call.
A distant voice.
Words, and sobs.
Time freezes.
I wish that this is a nightmare,
I hope that I will wake up.
But I know I won't.
Thoughts slowly reach my mind.
My lips are moving,
But no sound is coming through.
Silence on the phone.
I pronounce some words,
Or I think I do.
I hang up.
Then, I realize.
I realize what happens.
And I wonder,
I wonder what's next.
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