I sense the silence falling on my ear
What is this message that we cannot hear
Who reaches out because of these dark fears
I think the day of tribulation nears.
Awake, I know the morning will soon come
What is it we are all escaping from
There can be no true place of safety left
And that of which we dreamt leaves us bereft !
There’s no morning sunshine or even setting sun
When our lives are over and all of this is done
And sadly through the mist as life has passed us by
There’s no time left to think or laugh or wave goodbye !
I miss you Mom it’s been so long
All through the years our bond was strong
Though you’ve been gone for quite a while
I still remember your sweet smile
And all the love you gave to me
When times were dark your torch was free.
Thanks for your help in those bleak days
Together while those boys were raised
You always shared that wise advice
You taught me how to compromise
I’m glad that I was there for you
Now you are gone, what shall I do ?
The winds of war rage at the gate
And tell us now our time is late
We’ll know no peace until it’s done
For we have reached our kingdom come !
I think the walls are tumbling down
I feel the trembling of the ground
Our world is crumbling bit by bit
I don’t know what to make of it.
There is a shifting in the thought
That we are in a morass caught
There’s no way out not up or down
All that we’ve known about to drown !
Oh powers that be how does it end
Will we survive without a friend ?
Life is always changing
It never stays the same
The rules keep mutating
It’s like a futile game.
We are growing older
But wiser every day
Bones are growing brittler
More fragile every way.
The story must soon end
It’s finish now quite clear
Come hold my hand dear friend
Let’s pray and have no fear !
The wings of war do sally round
While glory’s moment does astound
No one can know what heroes feel
Until they’ve tasted cold hard steel.
The battle doesn’t mean a thing
Unless you’ve felt the bullet’s sting
The weariness of fighting grows
It numbs the fingers and the toes.
The heart turns faint so full of fear
The end of life and time draws near !
The days go by they’re all the same
Though calendars do change their name
It’s like a dream one can’t forget
But seems it’s had no ending yet
This simple wish that knows no past
Too soon becomes its very last !
Oh, Dorothy where are you now
Who’ll till the fields, who’ll milk the cow
Who’ll tend the geese and raise the hen
Did we forget remember when ?
The farmer is a dying breed
Who’ll grow the food and plant the seed
What shall we do to stay alive
How will the rest of us survive ?
The world has lost its common sense
Its main concern is self defense
When all is done we’ll look around
Discovering we’ve run aground !
Dear Lord above what shall we do
The future now seems overdue
I wonder what would Noah think
Of mankind trembling on the brink ?
The days we knew and loved the best
Have disappeared with all the rest
Where have they gone I do not know
They faded in the afterglow.
Oh would that we might try again
To reach out for remember when
But life moves on with no return
No refund or deposit earned !
This barren place seems void of air
It’s empty breath reeks of despair
The silence grows as hours pass
Like shadows in a looking glass.
The emptiness this waiting brings
Is like a dirge the lonely sings
Sometimes it is out of distress
The helpless fight against redress,
They question if one ever wins
And what to do when calm begins !
The tears that fall are bittersweet
The cause for me remains discreet
I find that tears should hidden be,
A secret twixt my God and me.
So query then what I shall find
Before my days cease to unwind
I question what my future holds
As life before me now unfolds.
The answer echoes through the maze
And complicates remaining days
For lives will end though incomplete
In victory or in defeat !
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Claire V. Bogdanos 