CASCADING
Cascading
years and fears
Downwards
flows
Washing
away the fears and tears
Washing
away the wasted years
The
rocking, rocking rocks
That
has toppled, collapsed, tumbled
Your
world
Tattered,
battered, shattered
As
you have slid and slided
Way
down in the depths
Of
despair
But
down there in the despair
There
is a light a shining
Shining
so bright, maybe just a glimmer to you and I
But
it is there within the tumbled weeds
The
moss the stones, the grit and grime
That
has gathered over time
Yet
you look, seek and never find it!
Why
look to me for it?
If
you take that long, long look within
You’ll
find it!
Your
despair, your life with no care
I’ve
done all I possibly can
It’s
time to say goodbye
It’s
time that you left me alone
It’s
time that you not keep visiting me
It’s
time that you find your own path
A
path of enlightenment
A
path that will lead you to a better environment
Look
to the great outdoors
It’s
there, it’s there
Look
within yourself
It’s
there, it’s there
Don’t
glare
Don’t
stare
Like
you do not care
Like
you do not want to
Like
you want to live in a world of despair
I
don’t want or need to be part of that pair
My
life is elsewhere
You
know this
You
know that
I
cannot be part of your tit for tat
I
won’t let it
I
won’t let it
I
cannot let it
I’m
not in despair
Please
talk with your partner!
You
know the current one
The
one you love?
The
one who is in your circle
The
one who is not in mine!
Remember
and never forget
We
don’t have anything in common any longer
We’ve
spent it all if you can remember
The
dancing, the chit chatting
The
heads together
The
whispering so no one hears us
That
has all stopped
I’ve
stopped it
You
now need to know the boundaries
And
never to cross them
Respect
Respect
Is
all I expect!
Nothing
less, nothing more
So
please, please leave me alone
©
Teresa Joseph Franklin
2nd
February 2016
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Rights Reserved
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