Just something I started working on at school one day - hope you enjoy!
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Hope
(freeverse)
Have you ever felt a – l – o – n - e –
So alone you feel you might just
die…?
Like an eXtInGuIsHeD FiRe
Like a gUtTeRiNg CaNdLe
Or a single teardrop
F
a
l
l
i
n
g
falling
falling from a mother's eye
.
The endless blackness of sorrow
You tell yourself there must be a f.l.i.c.k.e.r.
…a glimmer…
…a hope…
Yet you blunder endlessly
w…a…i…t…i…n…g…
wanting
For that shimmering light at the end of the tunnel
That light that is peace…
…contentment…
…hope…
Yet you search in vain
Always w…a…i…t…i…n…g…
Always wanting
and always wishing
(just wishing)
.
time slips on
an never-ending stream of pain and heartache
and you rock
\r/o\c/k\
like a ship on mist
sailing the *s*t*a*r*s*
that :g:l;i:t;t;e;r;
that g-l-e-a-m
that light the dark
brighter and brighter
and always wishing
(just wishing)
.
and there
so suddenly you can hardly breathe
( p)
((quick! Don't let it
s
l
i
p
away))
you see..
and all that
...w...a...i...t...i...n...g...
and
wanting
and wishing
(just wishing)
meant something
in The End
.
there's a candle in the dark
f.l.i.c.k.e.r.i.n.g.
f..a..i..n..t
don't ((smother)) it
don't let it go
...out...
hold it close
and
wishing
(just wishing)
let it light your path.
.
turn away from sorrow...
...from pain...
...from heartache...
time won't reverse
he won't come back
he (I'm sorry) can't
come back
but he's happy
which is what you wanted
and though you feel the darkness sucking you in
don't let it take hold
hold onto that light
that candle in the dark
f.l.i.c.k.e.r.i.n.g.
f..a..i..n..t
and keep wishing
(just wishing)
and let it light your path
.
Have you ever felt a – l – o – n - e –
So alone you feel you might just
die…?
Like an eXtInGuIsHeD FiRe
Like a gUtTeRiNg CaNdLe
Or a single teardrop
F
a
l
l
i
n
g
falling
falling from a mother's eye
.
it's okay
he was part of you
(most of you)
(all of you)
but he'd want you to go
leave the darkness
the sorrow
the heartache
and keep wishing
(just wishing)
towards the dawn
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