Solitude

When the night settles in and the moon takes over for the sun
The long night of solitude has only just begun
The chill of loneliness sneaks in and freezes solid all my
  thoughts
Slipping away is all the peace of time, peace for which I
  have fought
Tossing and turning in my own hell that takes over every
  long night
Reminding me- again- of all the things that lurk in my
  moonlight
Memories and regrets of all the things I couldn't finish
  or even start
Thoughts of all that is left behind...my girls, my husband,
  my heart
The walls seem to close in and squeeze out any happiness
  from my soul
Doors slam around me and echo their prisoner's cries of the
  time that they've stole
Then- morning comes and my window is alight with a new,
  warm dawn
I awaken, shake off the terror of the night, and tell myself
  the loneliness is gone
At least for the day....
  Until once again night comes to stay