early mourning
the moon still lurks in a corner of the sky
there is darkness in my heart
a sadness from want of yesterday's sun
it comes and it goes
but, yesterday not so
it lingered it seemed
like suspended in a dream
and still it went
a darkness fell
and the stars tried weakly to overcome
but it was too strong
early mourning
that sun is gone
and never shall be again
none so bright
no other such light
with such fiery might
to show me the way
gone is the day
early mourning
I lie dying
under the blackness waning
the moon still lurks in a corner of the sky
today's a good day to die

© Michael Paul Reed