This poem was originally written without a title; a second version was written a few years later, given the title “Hope Regained”. This is the original version, with title added.
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Hope Regained
All alone, inside ice cold and sad tonight, here in this empty room;
Listening to the sounds of passing cars and voices bouncing back from bare walls.
Memories slowly enter my mind and then come crashing into conscious thought
Recollections of that happy day not so long gone by
And yet an eternity of events in memory
Bring on slow, burning tears as I feel myself being to cry.
Why ask for any answers? Leave alone each How and Why.
There are no questions allowed, but my God, where are you now
When I feel like I could die?
With such spontaneity and many an expectation we made our hopeful plans,
We gave much of what we…
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Thank you so much for reblogging my post, Alan. It is lovely to see it reaching a wider audience.
Blessings,
Holly x
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You’re welcome Holly. Thank you for following my blog. I am recycling Daily Prompts from two years ago. You may like to write posts based on these prompts.
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That is wonderful to hear, Alan, thank you. I shall bear it in mind, and shall find ways to connect that way now.
🙂
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