I’M FEELING DOWN

When the mornings fade in shades of gray,  
And dreams that danced now drift away,  
Loneliness whispers, soft yet profound 
And in the echoing void, I am feeling down.

A weight sits heavily upon my chest 
The world spins on, but I find no rest.
I wonder through the hollow space
Where laughter used to find its place.

A silent sigh, a burdened heart,  
With each smile, I cloaked the pain in my heart.
As the whispered winds chill my bones,  
I seek connection but feel alone.  

Yet in this gloom, a flicker gleams,  
A glint of hope through shrouded dreams;  
For even clouds, though dark and low,  
Can part to let a silver glow.  

So let the tempest whirl and shout,  
I’ll find my voice I will not doubt;  
Through heaviness and nights profound,  
I’ll rise again, though feeling down.  

Wilford Barker.