by Leigh Sanders

Created on: April 09, 2011

Wind is screeching outside the window

Scratching leaves past each room

Debris-filled whirlwinds form between buildings

Spinning, spinning, breaking against the walls

The air is hazy, the sky is hidden by grey

Spaces between gusts are heavy with silence

Wintry deadness fills the outdoors

But total chaos reigns within

The static consumes me, breaking me down

Demands pierce me from all directions

Work and school and family and home

They push, pull, incessantly calling

No moment to rest, no haven to shelter

The weight is unbearable, I bow beneath it

The responsibilities, expectations, the needs

I don't want to disappoint at all

Couldn't bear to let anyone down

Thus I come to you, broken and weary

Seeking comfort in your warmth and strength

Draw me close, shut out the world a moment

Give me peace and rest and love

When all around me the chaos threatens

Let me rely on you: just hold me

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