How can I deny you? <br />You light my inner torch when I am lost in dark caves of thoughts <br />But how can I, on the other hand, welcome you? <br />You expect me to keep the torch burning, to carry it for you despite all doubts <br />Believe me, I'm struggling to understand you, to get used to your ways, to sail with your breeze <br />But they won't ever leave me alone, those shadows… <br />The mind grapples with the heart <br />And then comes bitterness, inconsolable as a widow <br />Seated on black thoughts, gazing silently at my feelings <br />In tears, wailing <br />Leaving its imprints in each note of optimism<br /><br />Dino Steffens<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/bitterness-20/
