Sleep comes easier in the light
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A very true statement. How much pain it is to be a prisoner of our own secrets and to want to free ourselves but not reveal a thing. Beautiful poem but one line confused me: burning vengeance will not be not kind lol maybe you added that extra not by mistake but what's life without "Knots=nots" right

Luanne
What a wonderful poem, very sad. I think to some extent we all lock away feelings from others. Excellent job.

God hears my gentle whispers
feels the pain as I weep
wraps me in the warmth of his love
understanding this secret that I keep

Someday my soul will be free of pain
at Heaven's Gate ........
Loved the ending.
Take care Cindy

Pray to God to bring the sunshine
sleep comes easier in the light

^^ Oh my I think those are now my two favorite lines in all PnQ land!...EXCELLENT! I think I mostly like it because its so true for me..I've been having the worse time sleeping and its better for me to sleep through the day...

Anyway, it amazes me how well you feel the pain of others and how you can write about it. Its really sad that there are people out there who feel this way and think that the only way things will get better is if they are in Heaven. I loved this write from you, very deep!
Chelsey

Sweet Luanne,

Such a sad write. I must have read it over 2 or three times. And though I couldn't find a favorite stanza, I did find several lines that brought the emotion of this write to life.

"my smile an illusion before your eyes"
Too many times we never look beyond the smile to see what tragedy lies behind the eyes.

"thoughts of destroyed innocence"
If we could just go back to the times of our youth and live as we did then, but life has come and captured any innocence and replaced it with regret.

"sleep comes easier in the light"
Some think the night is our friend, because it blankets the pain and hunger that we feel. But sleep does not come until we face our demons and put them to rest inside the light.

This was my perceptions of this poem. You did an amazing job conveying the message of true sadness and dispair.

One of the best by you that I have read.

Excellent
Jeannie

Wow..what could I possibly say about this poem to give it justice? nothing admirable, except to say it was glorious, spectacular, and other big words I cannot spell..lol. the best poems are written from the inner soul, ones that touch the reader deep within, this is that poem for me. Thanx for writing it. Timothy

"pray to God to bring the sunshine
sleep comes easier in the light"

Out of the whole poem, thats the most easiest to relate to.
At night in the dark, it's so easy for my night terrors to eat away at me, yet in the day, sleep comes so much sweeter
Amazing poem Lu, well done!
5/5
*Gem*

This is such a inperational poem....great use of vocabulary, u must of been feeling somthing really strong when you wrote this..i can connect to your feelings when you give great description like that

great job
your a true poet
Keep writing

~love to all my fellow poets~

~shannon~

This is beautifuly written. I can feel your pain so well through this. Continue writing and keep doing whatever you are doing because its working. This is a brilliant piece of poetry and I most definately love it. Kepp it up.

--Emily--

Wonderful poem... So well written... I loved it...

This is an extremely meticulously written poem. Every word favours the last to create what I would consider somewhat of a masterpiece.

The imagery you use is flawless. My only criticism would be that it ends in perhaps too positive an ending. But, that is my own personal bias as I have a tendency to enjoy dark poetry. I think this would make an amazing sonnet.

Nonetheless, a standing ovation from me for the true sentiment in every word. 5/5.

Natalie.