In my time of dying <br />I knew only pain <br /> <br />In my time of laughter <br />My tears fell like rain <br /> <br />In my time of heartache <br />My laugher was mute <br /> <br />In my time of joy <br />My smiles weren't truth <br /> <br />In my time of mourning <br />I found an absence of light <br /> <br />In my time of knowledge <br />Ignorance blinded my sight <br /> <br />In my time of trusting <br />I knew I was wrong <br /> <br />In my time of atonement <br />My sorrow was my song <br /> <br />In my time of seething <br />My shattered heart shook <br /> <br />In my time of enlightenment <br />My trust you mistook<br /><br />A.J. McKinley<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/in-my-time/