Thoughts in the Night…

Thoughts in the Night…

Shadows lurking in the night
With nightmares that have come to light.
The boogie man stands by my bed,
Assaulting me with what I dread!

Oh how outlandish are my days,
They rip apart and set ablaze
My soul as I recount my past;
Such miseries have I amassed.

My fear takes flight as night ensues;
And I deny it - lost in booze.
But alcohol’s a fickle friend;
For in its grasps I do descend…

I’ve lost my children, dog and wife;
My sour and disappointing life
Has struck with unrelenting blows;
(We all know how this story goes).

The liquor calls me ever nigh;
I go to it, don’t ask me why -
And thus an incubus holds on;
I’m gripped by fear ‘till early dawn.

My life is lonely; I’m afraid!
My only friend has since decayed
The whole of me, I’m so depressed.
My pal, the drink, has hence transgressed.

So here I lay with bitter tears,
Engulfed in chaos in my years.
I’m scared with only booze to aide;
I’m empty, feeling lost – afraid…

Yet, still I keep it in my reach;
With none to care, and none to preach.
My nightmares have now come to light,
With shadows lurking in the night…