THE FINAL EMBRACE

In the enclosed dungeon
shuddering
I lay breathless
suffocating

endlessly here forever
waiting
not to yield 
wanting


hoping for the hopeless
grace
in my destined final 
embrace

I hear the
voices
on the other
shore

the sorrows I
caused
the tears someone
bore

now it's my
heart
to them reaches
out 

yet they know of
nothing
my heart is myrrh
burning

and oblivious to my
prayer
love weeps at my 
door

OF FRAMES AND MINDS

Let  me go on liveth
though not knoweth
thy frame of mind
by me untouched, unscathed 
And yet covered 
in my love
thy frame of mind
yet not knoweth , not cognized

For I shall say 
Great is the benefit
of Doubt , that in peace 
let me lay
Rather  than let me die
in despair
the heart troubleth
and facts knoweth

MOTHER

MY STRENGTH 

IS EBBING AWAY

A PART OF ME 

HAS PASSED AWAY 

I PLAY THE DIRGE

AND SOME CONCIERGE 

WHO CAN CONSOLE ?

MY SORROWED SOUL

HER GOD SENT LOVE

WAS ALL THAT FILLED MY HEART

AND WHATEVER TRIPPED FROM IT

WAS A REMNANT OF THAT

HOW HER LOVE POURED 

INTO MY HEART

GAVE ME STRENGTH

TO SHARE , TO SACRIFICE

OH ! SWEET MOTHER

IF IT WEREN'T FOR YOU 

I WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN

CONCERN FOR THE OTHER
                                                                
IT REMAINS FURTHER
TO CHILDREN GATHER

TO POUR A MOTHER'S LOVE

INTO ANOTHER