MontyCaldwell

The Outer Darkness

As I begin yet another new day;
I feel such emptiness, inside;
illusions of life keep fading away;
darkness, can no longer hide.

The sun will soon set upon the earth;
this phase of life will be past;
destiny will return us, to our birth;
in darkness,

Only My Love To Offer

As I’m nearing the sunset of this life;
my failures, I willingly address;
having been deprived of my sons and wife;
I hunted the treasures of success.

For a short season, my story was unique;
but destiny stood in my path;
I was the

Why Me ?

We tend to look back on our past with disdain;
it seems we only focus on unhappiness;
what is it; that causes most people to complain;
their life brought sorrow, pain, and duress.

Our mind has a mystical rear view mirror;
that often spends its time looking back;

Second Fiddle

We all seek to be the cream of the crop;
one, upon which all others focused;
wanting to be one; that no one can stop;
the hero that everyone noticed.

It’s said, we’re the Master’s hands and feet;
commisioned to do the Master’s will;

Sleep, At Last

I’ve a digital clock upon my desk;
it keeps ticking seconds away;
must I view a countdown to death;
when I don’t want to know anyway?

Must our devices constantly remind;
that we won’t be here much longer;
telling us all this will be

I Wish You Love

I wish you sunshine on a cloudy day;
and rain to refresh your drought;
good memories, to come your way;
and faith to replace your doubt.

May all your failures melt in the snow;
may optimism light your path;
God grant you the wisdom to grow;

The Death Of Pain

Many view life as endless opportunity;
all about what we achieve and gain;
from sorrow and sadness we seek immunity;
though ahead, lies a lifetime of pain.

From the first moment each of us is born;
we identify with the beauty of the rose;
within its