The times and life

Tell me something

that will make me happy

I’m tired of hearing things

that make me sad.

Tell me a story that will turn me to loving

’cause I’m hating this world

and it’s getting bad.

I’m looking over

the edge of the world

And all that I see is sorrow.

I don’t know what the next day will bring

but I’m deathly afraid

of tomorrow.

© Steven Lareau

these darkened halls

are my refuge in the night

as I look for a hiding place

from this demon pain.

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my mind flips

it’s dead on this other side

created out of the darkness

that churns within

burying me alive

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