Lost in an Alien world

I close my eyes and try to think

Of a world I may have left behind

Thoughts go flashing through my head

Am I really losing my mind

I seem to be in an alien world

Bereft of the life I knew

Full of nightmare images

Can the things I see be true

Why has my world turned around so

For I’ve caused nobody harm

And as I survey my surroundings

All I see is  hatred and alarm

Where can I turn to for safety

Is there shelter  away from this tempestuous storm

Maybe someone to embrace me

And keep me free from all harm

How I long for the life I knew

It seems Oh! so long ago

When I was treated like a Princess

As I lay in the arms of my Beau

And he lovingly gently caressed me

He  knew all the right things to say

So far away from my world of today

Hostility reigns everywhere

Am I really one of life’s cast off’s

Surely someone must care

And help me to lift this shroud from my life

And take me back from Despair

Then whilst these thoughts were in my head

A curtain appeared to rise

A reassurance came from within my soul

That now I must open my eyes

And lo and behold there before me

The Sun was Gold and the Sky was Blue

A welcome back to a carefree world

The gates open to pastures new

Once more love could be  within my grasp

No more would I need to hide

Throw open my arms and embrace the world

Perhaps with a new loved one by my side

Dennis Shrubshall      15th  December 2010