Future Fears
Lost
hope in hearts,
Fouled
by wrong deeds,
Left
cold from the touch,
With
just words to believe.
Our
hands slipped apart,
Tears
washed my soul,
Friends
with the lonely,
A
voice known from old.
Got
caught in a snow drift,
Waded
riverbank floods,
Burned
live in the fires
To
reach my beloved.
Trudging
a journey,
Looking
for lights,
Smoke
from the chimneys –
A
signal of life.
Poised
at the gate,
My
courage takes flight,
Afraid
of the future,
I flee
in the night.
©Philip Holden
2013
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