In the shadows dark <br />Amid an illusion cast <br />I hide the real me <br /> <br />An off limits place <br />Where I store all my real fears <br />My mind seeks solace <br /> <br />Thicker than water <br />Like blood running through your viens <br />Your child too runs there <br /> <br /> <br />Sun about to rise <br />Say what you have to say soon <br />Darkness is my friend <br /> <br />About surrender <br />It is heavy on the heart <br />White flags show no blood <br /> <br />Made many changes <br />Loneliness the by-product <br />Your heart strayed away <br /> <br />Who wants to fail <br />Life and death are parallel <br />Lest we fall off track <br /> <br />What were you thinking <br />My heart afire still yearning <br />Embers thrown in trash <br /> <br />Saw a train wreck here <br />It's all about bad timing <br />You and I no chance <br /> <br />Put my foot in mouth <br />Need Heimlich maneuver quick <br />Words hard to swallow <br /> <br />Patient lost both legs <br />Left expensive pair of shoes <br />Good news or bad news <br /> <br />Neath the burning sun <br />The flowers slowly wilted <br />As I too dry up <br /> <br />No heart is the same <br />Especially if broken <br />Need help with repairs <br /> <br />I am not a God <br />Still you seek me for answers <br />Pray I not be one<br /><br />Alfred Ramos<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/collection-of-haiku-2/
