A hole in the heart

by Robert Mc - Aries

A hole in the heart is a fatal thing
Like the silent dread of slow drowning.
If not healed it will grow and grow, 
stealing all life, all hope and soul.

Plunged into the icy, terrifying dark,
dreams swallowed by the abyss-heart 
Frozen by solitude and relentless fears
with nothing left, not even tears.

It is the despair in the eyes,
trying to lead broken, lost lives
Of purpose, of hope, of life bereft
ever hounded by the spectre of death.

Searching for that which will bring
an end to this perpetual suffering
Drifting further and further from Time
seeking a touch, a smile, a sign.

For nothing can the cure impart,
save rescue by another heart
that braves the deadly storm 
leading us home, into the warm.

Safe from the howling winds,
Within the embrace of her wings
One heart to another drawn in,
the healing can at last begin.
Birth sign: Aries
Date created: 2001-02-10 02:41:17
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:43:34
Poem ID: 60273

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