My Graveyard Friend

by

Dwayne Pagnotto

Each time my heart is kissed by the preciousness of life
I cry a golden teardrop
That when filtered thru the serene glimpses of the sun
Flows into an ever-widening lake
Whose expanding eye lens reflects back an infinitude of dancing colors.

Breezy expressions of all the people i meet
Who know how to live, laugh and love in wonder.

If only i could be one of them
If only this fear...this numbing paralyzing fear would let go.

Inactive most of the day i rarely venture outside.
Children next door playing
Screams of delight and silly giggles
Somehow help to ease the raw bleeding open sores
That cover my soul flesh.

A leper within i am forgotten by myself
Days without number.

Oftimes i see couples in love holding hands
And for that one brief moment i share their happiness.

Then once more the dull throbbing ache within me grows louder
As i sigh, turn away....and retire again to my little cave where no one ever goes.

The darkness here is comforting
And as i settle back into my tomb garden
I wait for the voices outside to just fade away

So that i can be alone again with my one true friend

Emptiness.

NEXT?
Why don't you look at The great Goddess of Nature
by: Francis Duggan
from: Wonthaggi, Victoria, Australia

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