At Night

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I lie awake at night

Wondering how my life turned into this fright.

My parents’ separation haunts me.

It causes all my dreams to flee.

Could my hopes for only one love

Fly away like a dove?

Is it futile to hope to be with you forever

when it was destined to be never?

 

I toss and turn at night

Hoping my destiny won’t be so blight,

That you, the one I love,

Shall not be taken from me by those above.

Around you, I am contented.

With you, the storm in my mind has finally ended

Without you, I feel lost,

I feel as cold as frost.

As though I have lost a piece of my heart.

I don’t want us to be apart.

Would destiny be so inhumane,

as to make our fight all in vain?

 

I stare at the wall at night

Worrying about my future flight

Will I complete my schooling?

Will I be moving?

Will I leave this state?

Or does destiny have, for me, a bigger fate?

 

Tonight, I lay awake

Thanking God for a different fate.

I don’t have to deal with endless hours of worry.

All those thoughts are now blurry.

For this night you calm my stormy mind.

You help me look away from what is defined.

You alone give me peace,

Allowing that worry to cease.

Your arms hold me tight,

Comforting and protecting me from the night.

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