sorrow

 
the dafted sorrow waft in and out today
giving no reason for its presence
just quietly announcing itself and the need to be understood
I open my heart to its resolve taking note of its song
it was somber in its refrain it didn't feel it belong

swimming in the undertow
being pulled deeper in the sullen depths of thought
it would periodically rise to the surface then plunge ever deeper
thinking it was amiss with the thoughts of the day

it sought intellectual explanation but there were none
it simply was and it felt alone and adrift
I felt guilty because I wouldn't anchor it to me
and let it fall deeper into the abyss of emotions

where sharks circle and fed on the need my bleak thoughts presented
making a meal out of my pain
with blood in the water the intensity of the moment increase
and I sank with thoughts of dread

my unhappy blues turn red then float to the top
where the carnage washed to shore
as evidence of my neglected feelings ravaged