Survivor & Other Poems - new book out now

This is my new book, a collection of my poems available from Amazon or as a download to Kindle,

Residual Sadness - a very old poem of mine

Residual sadness

Its waking up in the morning

to feel an empty side of the bed.

It's answering phones at the time he rings

to find someone else there instead.

It's every love song you've ever heard

played on the radio all day.

It's looking at your road and knowing.

You should have gone the other way.

It's seeing the whole world holding hands

when yours touches empty air.

It's seeing a closed door begin to open

and hoping he's standing there.

It's having to become a stranger

when you know all there is to know.

It's hearing the future callling you

when you dont want to go.

It's walking down a crowded street

and feeling totally alone.

It's watching the warmth of a passionate heart

slowly turn to stone.

It's your soul trapped in shadows

while the sun warms your face.

It's the afterglow of ashes

as burning feelings begin to fade.

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