I slipped into a long nightmare <br />Of wild, disturbing thoughts <br />And a river of fears. <br />I waited for the only woman <br />Who ever saw me weep, <br />I waited with the same lonely eyes <br />That used to watch her sleep. <br />Hearing the ocean roar of my unhappy soul, <br />I desired to wake but sunk further into restless unconsciousness. <br /> <br />In immeasurable darkness, <br />I trailed the voice of a bird <br />Until I casted myself into a moonless ditch. <br />Yesterday, I touched a skirt with a flowery design, <br />A skirt that once swayed with dances <br />But now hangs lifelessly in a closet. <br /> <br />I’ve been told <br />Everything can be forgotten, <br />The ability to open your eyes, <br />The fragrant scent of a woman’s hair, <br />How to fall in love or kiss, <br /> <br />Oh, my God! <br />I’ve fallen into this abyss!<br /><br />Uriah Hamilton<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/skirt-with-a-flowery-design/
