Winter rain

By torn_beauty

Winter rain chills the night,
I, alone, in the dark have walked.
Walked the craggy sidewalk cliffs,
The root snarled forgotten pavement,
Searching for hidden solace.
 
Hope abandoned me on the evening breeze,
As it crept by slow and slicing.
My heart is tired and heavy with heat,
Keeping my limbs moving among this freeze,
Keeping me from falling into ice.
 
What is this yearning? This nauseous ache deep within?
I have felt this rot before, this feeling of uncertainty that comes to the fore?
It has conquered me before,
This illusion of trust and sparks,
 And sunset rushing through my veins.
 
Bile, both verbal and not has risen in my throat,
Finally mingling with rain turned to shards on these empty streets.
Yes, body. Mind. Heart! Empty this out,
Into the stark brutal night!
I will not fall prey again to a lover’s plight!
 

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Copyright 2013 Randi Modin
Published on Wednesday, November 27, 2013.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • A former member wrote: The title and first stanza drew me into a little dark fantasy world And I really loved this line - "Hope abandoned me on the evening breeze" Thanks for sharing this

  • Hands_Around_My_Throat On Wednesday, November 27, 2013, Hands_Around_My_Throat (67)By person wrote:

    Solace and solitude walk arm and arm. But without the acute fear of things loved- lost, you are doing yourself a cold detriment. No love no pain, but it's double sided, because being without love is also a kind of pain. Interesting. I also loved the alliterations.

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