This sadness is mine

within these four gray walls filled with despair
there's a old man sitting in the corner with demons
running rampant though his head
deep within his mind is another room filled with memories
dark silhouettes of the past 
where once was joy an the dreams of a boy 
now are the harsh realities of life
with the knowledge that everything good can be taken away
at any point in life
sometimes it happens in a matter of seconds
other times you watch  it slowly die's in spite of
everything you try 
 
there was a perception of love given along with a smile
that turned out to be a lie
a second chance of love given 
a love that was taken away 
a love that died way to young
you can see the pain it's painted upon his face
along with the frustration of the constant up hill battles
with the absurdities of cruel an ignorant people
the depression that comes from knowing it's a war that will
never end
 
looking into the eyes of a sad man years of despair are seen
Years of struggle are mapped engraved within the lines an wrinkles 
on his face 
there's poetry written in blood upon the walls that dried as dark
as any ink 
dedicated to those children who will never meet happiness an those
who will wake one day to find love is gone 
but mostly for the ones who have to search every day for a reason to fight on
 
This sadness is mine
 
~ D Donner ~
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