RIPPED- a poem by Felica Devers

there is a shadow that covers my soul
a rip in the center of my existence
crying i cannot control
inside where no one can hear it

i long for a day of calm seas
like children playing innocent and endless
their laughter i long to imitate
and the knowledge this aching will cease

but this sadness will linger forever
this ageless insufferable gray
this cloak that i wear through
the sunshine and rain
melancholy day after day

and still there is a shadow that covers my soul
a rip in the center of my existence
crying i cannot control
inside where no one can hear it

written by felica devers copyright 2010