WHEN THE LIGHT COMES ON

All I have to show of our love affair 
Is callouses of the heart
Deep rooted deep seated callouses 
Tormenting callouses 
That has pushed me into the belly of fear

You see me 
But I am invisible in the mirror 
I cannot see myself 
For I lost me when I lost you
So like a speck of cloud at the mercy of the wind
I move silently among my peers never a whisper 
Not even a voice to sing

Yet life would not released me 
From my hearts continuous pain and sorrows 
But instead i am held captive 
By every second of the days fading hours
Only to be awaken by the light of tomorrow 

O that the heavens would hear my cry
And repossess my soul
Your absence is unbearable 
Let the earth swallow me whole

May I be robbed of all my tomorrows 
For I can no longer live a life of misery 
That is filled with continuous pain 
And everlasting sorrow.

Wilford Barker.