Till the End

Till the End
 
I stare out at the blue silk moon
The dawn will be coming soon
 
The disillusioned start of another day
When things won’t be going my way
 
I am slowly sinking in quicksand
And you won’t even lend a hand
 
The wicked wind it continually blows
And I could use a hand heaven knows
 
Life came so easy in the years before
That was until you came to my door
 
I planted a summer garden that won’t grow
Disappointments in life I have come to know
 
That is my life in these golden years
A river runs from my collective tears
 
The seasons come and the seasons go
I know I still have some room to grow
 
I often try to break my burdensome chains
But all of my attempts are always in vain
 
It’s like I am caught in the pouring rain
With seemingly so little in life left to gain
 
All the years of pain and of anguish
On tonight’s first star I make my wish
 
I will seek shelter from the pouring rain
Licks my wounds and bandage all my pain
 
I will travel this rocky road till the end
And my broken heart I will try to mend
 
 
 
By Gary Edward Allen 2018