I linger in sorrow

In the blackness before dawn

Hope exhausted

Inspiration expunged

Spirit drained

Without motivation even to examine

The roots of my despair

I tarry not on past offenses

Chances squandered

Opportunities un-pursued

For these seminal occurrences

Matter not in themselves

But are mere stones cast

Into the dark pool of gloom

Their ripples fading away

Producing no effect

Settling to the stillness of hopelessness

Being more than melancholy

Less than anguish

(For anguish would take too much energy)

Akin to heartbreak

As I stare tiredly into bleak morning

Overwhelmed by sadness

And linger in sorrow

By Mike Turner

From: United States

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