Hours Bleed Eternal

…for loved ones lost everywhere

Hours Bleed Eternal

Nightmares frequent, relentless remind

The torment of your passing scars

A heart crippled in anguish now

By your leave tears burn without end

Pangs of torment haunted your soul

Agonized by fear, suffering

Borderless pain, anxiety

Left your blessed world torn apart

A faceless image in mirrors

Inconsolable, looked away

Clouds of uncertainty blanket

A mind forever locked in chains

You fought invisible demons

With courage and dignity won

Before succumbing to weakness

Too weary now to struggle on

Trapped behind a seamless glass cage

In desperation hands against

Cruel translucent barriers

Drawn in a current of refrain

Vision singular as Cyclops

Impaired by forged entities

Distorted reality grips

A mind eternally besieged

Absent your laughter, calming words

So gentle your touch, warm embrace

Lost, the silken flow of your hair

Fragrant in scent caressed your face

Your stride with such purpose told me

Of life’s meaning you once possessed

Now the hours bleed eternal

Your spirit, your life ever lost

Copyright 2008 Don MacIver