SURRENDER

laydeluck:
Now the burdens overwhelming
And my spirit's worn thin
And I haven’t the desire
To get up and start again.

Now the challenge is unmet
The flag of surrender flies
It matters not to anyone else
The excuses or the whys

It matters not the critics taunts
Or the hand that might support
It matters not the kindness
Or the quick and sharp retort

No matter what is said or done
The world will heed it not
It matters not a single bit
My actions or my thought.

It matters not if loving hands
Are those that caused my pain.
Or if the blows were dealt by hands
That long I have disdained.

It matters not how long I stood
If now I’m beaten down
It matters not how long I smiled
If now I wear a frown.

If all the hopes, I ever hoped
Have suddenly ceased to be
It matters not to anyone…
And least of all to me.

For I’m to weary of the quest
To badgered by the fall
I cannot, will not rise again
To answer duty’s call.

I’m through, there’s nothing left to give
No fire in my breast
No will to face another day
… For I have need of rest.

I’ve given all I had to give
There’s no more I can do
You’ve crushed beneath your heel, sweetheart
The spirit that loved you...
Sandy lee
© 2017Sandy lee (All rights reserved)

laydeluck: One of the many passages each of us make...

daisiesnfld: Sad poem but one I think we can all relate to at some point in our lives. Keep up the good work!

windswptwords: Wonderful work by one awesome Poet

eyeofthetiger2u7: A bit sad Sandy but written so well !

WineNSarcasm: I just wanted to *hug* you...but, know that you are not alone. Very well expressed *