Distraught and Bitter Am I ........

23 Dec 2016

BPF
An icy wind lashes my face -
Can no-one hear my cry?
I struggle and battle in despair -
Confused, distraught and bitter am I.

My fingers are numbed by a freezing blast
I shuffle along the street;
Christmas-past haunts me now -
Then so happy; my life complete.

Christmas lights sway and flash
No more I find goodwill;
By fireside, cosy, drink in hand -
Out of the winter-wind so chill.

With heads bowed low, shoppers rush past
A wretch ignored, reviled;
Family round the Christmas tree,
In peace and joy reconciled.

I trudge and stumble through the slush
Bowed - my hood pulled low;
My children, I see – they laugh and play,
So happy in the fireside glow.

Shop fronts gleam with Christmas warmth,
I struggle now so cold and wet;
Warm and drowsy in my chair,
I sit, relaxed and blessed, and yet….

I knew not then my life to come,
With my wife no longer be;
As I leave I stand and wave,
I knew not life’s decree.

In a doorway now I lie -
What is left for me?
Back I lie and close my eyes,
And weep and weep for thee……

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BPF

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