In silence and in turmoil

struggling with the winds of age,

Where the darkness of depression

keeps my spirit in a cage.

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I don’t know where the key has gone,

and I cannot fathom why...

I’m just a shell of who I was

while clouds darken my sky.

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Hear my cry, inner spirit strong,

help me stand to the trials of time.

Bring me peace on a winged horse,

steps to your heaven I would gladly climb.

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Hush! Be still, my wounded heart,

let me stand once again ‘pon your shore.

Bring the sun back to my world,

let it shine once again at my door.

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Bring the bright colour of mirth within,

the hues that I see with eyes closed.

Share the brilliance of healing with me,

my feet are so tired with cramped toes.

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The stars once shone so brightly

in the velvet darkness of midnight sky.

Bright eyes are now dimmed by the shadows...

no longer do broken wings fly.

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© Deborah L. Kelly