A Letter for Succor

by JB Guancia Dormido   Jul 18, 2015


A pen on my hand
And stacked pieces of paper on my lap.
As the silver radiant moon shines,
I sit here,
Just beside the window
So I can see the sky
And the stars
That are scattered on every corners of it.

Cicadas reverberating
The shrill rhythm of their song.
A light warming breeze
On a stifling night of July
Embraces me as I scribble these words.

This emptiness that I feel,
This want of running away
And never to return.

What am I doing here?
Time seems too slow,
Every second, every heart beat feels like forever.

I search for a glimmer of light
From these milliseconds of darkness
When I blink.
I gasp for hope in every breath I take.

Stand by me.
Hold my hand.
Show me the way.
I can't do this on my own.
It's been so long,
I have been waiting for so long
And I'd still be waiting for you to come along.

Find me.
And please hurry.
Find me.
Before it's too late. Find me.

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  • 9 years ago

    by Sunshine

    This is really really beautiful...I wish I didnt miss this poem.
    Such a very thoughtful poem.

    Happy to have read!

  • 9 years ago

    by Poet on the Piano

    Beautiful piece. I feel the urgency, the questioning, the reflection of yourself, the yearning of your soul for that hope and companionship. To know where to belong. I think the repetition of "find me" works well to close the poem, like a mantra you must keep repeating so you don't give up.

    Few suggestions:
    - In the first stanza, sixth line, in my opinion it would read better if "could" became "can"
    - Fifth stanza: "breathe" should be "breath".

    I also think it would read more smoothly if not every line had the first letter capitalized, only if it was a new thought or new start... but it's up to you how you format/ structure this piece.

    Thanks for sharing, keep writing!

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