Just A Dream: Broken
A family gathering
Under the night sky
One by one
Each spoke their truth
But when it was your turn to speak
Everyone began to disperse
As usual
You're the ambiguous one
You turn away
As the rain falls on your face
Then a stranger steps in
For the first time
You are seen
For the first time
You are heard
But then you awake to realize
It was all just a dream
You have awoken
To the nightmare of your soul
Trapped inside this brokenness
In the mist of the storm
There you sit alone
No one wants to see
Your spirit slowly dying
Like a Phoenix rising from the ashes
You want to break free
The suffering you've endured
Facing Hell alone
Has left scars so deep they burn
So many words left unspoken
Have left us all broken
About the Creator
Dana Toliver
I wrote my first poem in 1990 not relaizing it would be the beginning to my forthcoming book titled SOUL SEARCH'N; the story of my life journey told through peoms and short stories. The content I post here are from my book.
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