Where once love lay
on Sheila Ash (India), 24/Jun/2016 05:59, 34 days ago
I do not want the morning sun to riseTo bring another day of bright blue skiesI do not want to face the ache of lossThe pain of past memoriesGnawing hungrily at my heart.My face against the pillowSmothered by the scent of absenceDrowning in the tears of lossSinking in a sea of sorrowSuffocated by the silenceOf the void left by your voice.Let me stay here in the darkWhere love lay so beautifully,Reminiscing meadow walksReplaying the touch of skinNestling in the curve of your caressesBefore it fades and vanishes.Do not let the daisies grow in our special placeWhere others walk in our stepsIn summer dresses,faces smiling,bodies touchingunder my prematurely starless sky.I do not want the morning clock to chimeThe radio to blare its love songsJust let me lieShrouded in bedroom chaosMaddened by miseryAnger raging unabated.Do not lift the blanketThat covers me in the fog of forgettingAnd keeps the world at bayDo not let me hear the cries of our children at the bedroom door© Sheila Ash, 24thJune 2016ashramblings