Tag: A power within

Do we pretend dear one?

As judgements are made and disclosed

In fretful haze we nuzzle closer

To mirror the fears that we know.

Do we pretend dear one?

As smiles and platitudes wither my heart

Perhaps we do, as we dream anew

Of positive days that will last.

 

We laugh as we follow regimes

But I’m frightened of this new terrain

Praying, dreaming and hoping

That this time there will be some gain.

Still in the consuming darkness

When sleep will just not come

I hear you fretful in slumber

Are we pretending dear one?

 

As in the yellowing dawn light

As my heart pushes down the pain

I think of all the others fighting a similar game,

I think of how far we’ve all come

Such bravery that cuts through this bane

To push down this ‘Wicked Beast’,

And make positive steps to gain.

 

No! I don’t think we’re pretending

Not in the very least

I’m proud of my warrior

Who struggles through with steely belief ,

Proud of my friends who daily defend

Giving him cause to go on

And yes of course I know we can make it,

We’ve really no need to pretend,

                                                  We’ve really no need to pretend…

 

Picture: Arab Warrior Leading A Charge by Adolf Schreyer