Sentinel

Amazing poetry written in pain,
Hauntingly beautiful and some so plain,
Nothing to lose and nothing to gain.

Just words on paper that we all feel,
Love and hate that we all possess,
Our lives on paper that we reveal.

I come and read about the pain,
The lost loves that so many feel,
Lives tortured and its all so real.

I come to learn of your mistakes,
How you’ve lived through the worst of times,
In such pain and deep heartache.

They are filled with laughter, fears and hope,
Tears and dreams and how we all cope,
We share our lives with our different rhymes.

Shattered lives and butterfly kisses,
Broken promises and tears that bleed,
Souls that ache and simple human needs.

Some who cut to heal their pain,
Those who cry a million tears,
Other’s offer their profane prayers.

I read words that make me laugh,
Mischievous and mystery, verbs and nouns,
Other’s make me think and frown.

The dark words that make me shiver in delight,
Speaking of things that go bump in the night.

Out there in the twilight zone,
Your feelings & emotions get to me,
Even though you’re all unknown.

So write until your hearts are vent,
Pen all your pain and dark torment,
I’ll keep reading into the night,
Your words of poetry my guiding light.

by prettyspl
posted on 08/25/2009