A JOYOUS HEART TAINTED WITH SADNESS

How sad my mind
In deep reflexion of my innermost feelings
How sad the dawn awoken by empty emotions
And not the sun that shines by day

How sad this lonely heart when no one listens
Never forgiving with relentless sadness
A mind in turmoil forever in pain

How dark the night
After a day full of remote emotions
And negative feelings
And not the sun that shines by day
Forever churning out my depth of feeling
But never able to open my heart to the wonders of life

And expressing the joy of my imaginary mind
That’s forever
Dreaming of a life of meaning
And the sweetness of life’s true pleasures

Never a day to soon, when I can express my true feelings
With joy and great passion
To my hearts desire

How joyous the mind when the day is bright
How joyous the mind in focus
To open my heart to a mind with my innermost feelings

And only now can I witness life’s true pleasures
Just waiting for me to live them out

 

©Paul Davidson
2000