Else
Why do I search here,
In the darkness of time gone?
It was just a small breeze,
That whistled through my heart,
But it threatened to extinguish,
The force that drives me on.
Why do I linger here,
Where the air is void and raw?
Wandering aimlessly the night,
Hoping for a far off light,
The same one I once saw,
The inspiration for my flight.
Tell me it is too late.
Say the voice inside is gone.
It will never be the same again, 
And I will never win,
Yet I fight on and on in hope,
And sing aloud my song.
Is it worth it to remain,
A little while longer here?
I’ll never stray too far away.
I’m held here by my fear.
Or is it only laziness,
That keeps me prisoner here?

©1990 By Sherry Gardner



Evening Falls