There Was A Time

There was a time

When I was young

When innocence in me

Was strong

When never would I

Think of death

And speak only goodness

With my breath

There was a time

When Light was near

When I lived

Without fear

When I heard

Angelic voices

Not the horrid

Demon noises

My naïveté is

Long since gone

Yet my soul has learned

To carry on

Despite the darkness

It has seen

And the paths on

Which it’s been

There was a time

When happiness

Would fill my mind

And I’d feel blessed

When of darkness I

Could not conceive

When my soul did not

Yet know how to grieve

There was a time

When I knew good

When the light of day

Was understood

But now I’ve lost

That shining star

And carry only

Its burning scar

A memory of that

Fair time

When hatred seemed

An evil crime

Now I follow

The paths of night

And never more

See the light.

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