A flash of lightning
A clap of thunder...

A storm doles out this dismal night
Rain drops drizzle down cobblestone course...

As I lay
barely sleeping...

A crestfallen heart, a demons delight
Served up as the main course...

Brothers and sisters I had none
The start of father's passing had begun...

The dark of the night
Brings an arduous despair...

Florid light from
The heavens glistened down...

When I emerge in a mirror
The semblance I see...

Rhymes have their reasons
Time has its place...

I have lingered in the shadows of deceit
Where the bonds of love and kindness never meet...

It's hard, searching inside
Not seeing the glimmer...

I really haven't left you
I'm only going home...