Speak not of things that numb my senses,
Those bring an endless pain...

I forced my pen to ink those words
That seemed unwilling to appear...

You are the flawless, complete verse I have been...
Your presence inspires imagery that unfolds...

Why am I left alone so often?
Why do I suffer the pain...

Cheer up my friend, why doth thou sulk,
These hours of dullness wilt come to pass...

What life is this that treated me
In ways unjust and most unfair...

This relentless agony is consuming me
I'm fading into oblivion, there's no escape...

Have an attitude and a will so strong
Even in hard times, that makes you carry on...

While it fully bloomed
It was but a momentary bliss...

How beautiful you look in your sleep,
Peaceful, calm and full of grace...

Too short a life lived
Too young for eternal sleep...

I often wonder what deeds of mine
Have so much pleased the Lord above...