I have taken leave
Though mostly of my senses
They’re gone with the wind
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Tag Archives: melancholy
I Escaped With My Skin (Sonnet)
I escaped with my skin though tattered and torn
Yet feeling far less than whole.
Far less like me than when I was born,
A piece of me it seems to have stole.
I ponder this mystery for reason I’ve not,
No finger can I place on the cause.
Giving my attention giving all that I’ve got,
In spite of my inherent flaws.
This feeling I have is an odd one indeed,
There’s nothing I can pinpoint to blame.
My mind the enabler melancholy it feeds,
Insanity is clearly its aim.
For sanity’s sake I must surely let go or suffer the wrath of its grip,
Still deep in my heart I certainly know this only a momentary slip.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Committed
By D. R. DiFrancesco
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Your tired eyes look skyward
Begging for comfort without so much as a word
I reach out to you
Cradling you in an embrace born of affection
Expecting nothing in return
Your head resting on my chest
Can you feel my heart beat to your touch
Like a metronome keeping rhythm with your own
Exchanging words without speaking
I can hear your sadness and sense your pain
What can I do to relieve your tortured soul
Provide for you
Offer understanding without judgement
Reassure your lingering doubts
Hold tightly to your trembling hands
I will wade with you through the melancholy tide
You will not be left alone to drown
I am here to keep you afloat when you cannot swim
Don’t be afraid my love
For I will never leave your side
My commitment is eternal
A Dark Trip
By D. R. DiFrancesco
Sour feelings troubling and deep,
Twisting emotions dark hidden,
I know not where these notions I keep,
They come, they consume the life I’m living.
To try and break the hold, the strangle,
Fruitless and wearying as I revolt the demon,
Senses and emotions left bloody and mangled,
Begging sleep to lead solemn dreaming.
For this I hope the obsidian cloud rises,
Paving way for spirit lifted,
Lock away my despondent guises,
To be thankful for all that I have been gifted.
Dom DiFrancesco 