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House of Darkness
He took me by the hand, he took me as his wife,
He took me home with him into a house of darkness.
He promised to care for me, to provide for me,
I believed his very words.
The house was small and the walls were brown,
There was no sunshine or brightness.
As the days turned into years,
My lifelong dreams began to vanish.
Now here I am,
I live my life in a house of darkness.
This horrible yearning inside that drives us, this pain that there is always something better out there than what we have, and yet we find ourselves bound to waking up to what we consider 'yet another day'. It's a sad state of affairs when we feel shackled to a life we would raher not be chained to. I hope life has regained some former glory, and some insight since this poem, that the light outside the house, hath shone through a crack in the walls, and through that crack a better life let in. I hope things have gotten better, well written poem, I love it.
"Get out! Get out now!" Those are the words a cousin once said to me. She died last year but not before she saw me take her advice. (years ago) Sure it hurts but it's easier to be alone when you're alone by choice than to be alone when you're supposed to have a mate and companion.
Jessica
Break out! Break free! Dark ugliness of the soul. Revive. Live. Enjoy life, sunshine, beauty again. What a shock to discover that one has only existed for so many years, letting the marvels of life pass by. Our happiness depends upon ourselves. Quite a lesson to learn. Good writing Tricia F. Salphire ps. try my wee poem, Awakening, why don't you?
Tricia I always wonder how long people will stay in the dark before they go ouside to see the sun. Sometimes it can take years... Regards Donkerman
And love walks out the back door and if you decide to follow you're the bitch in the story. You can't win. Sometimes I would love to have been able to have a crystal ball to see waht the future hold before taking any of the big and important decisions.