UNTIL NIGHT IS GONE

UNTIL NIGHT IS GONE

He was the first to go
Was the last one home
He was still living
But feeling so alone.
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It’s a long road back
Back home from a war
It’s distance and time
And a whole lot more.
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Memories remain
Locked in his head
As darkness descends
The nighttime, he dreads.
~
The years pass on by
But he can’t forget
From dreams he awakes
In shivering sweat.
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Remembering friends
And living with pain
Sleep is illusive…
This night all in vain.
~
His mind will not rest
Just keeps racing on
And so it will be
Until night is gone.

©05/16/11