i went away with night
alone
to be lost among the stars
and the waves of the sea

i went away to forget and
be at peace with myself . .

but you my friend , roused
me from my dream
you made me remember that
life wasn't kind

that i cannot forget
forever . .

i chose this path believing
i would lose the pain,

but then again perhaps,
i went away with pain alone

"All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream"
- Edgar Allan Poe

twas solitude i found
in this quiet refuge,
where no woes exist
and pain subsides
and the only sounds that rule
are of birds in flight
and of fallen leaves
crumbling beneath my feet.
here shall i rest
my troubled soul,
and calm my wandering,
confused mind
here in this garden,
this haven of peace...
as the soft wind hugs me,
and lulls me to sleep.