 Blog PostsFriends         | The Slide into Foreverby WildWithWords Reclining calmly across his bed Unusual time of day His wounded body urges sleep As energy drains away. His fast lane life of passion So carefree bright and breezy A sculptured body since struck down A mind left now uneasy. Friends and family turned their backs Their closeted minds can't see Through the mattress…. across the floor A spreading crimson sea. No attempt at understanding No aid from them he'd gained In seeking strength from family He rekindled only pain. Criss-crossed rafters overhead Reflected in a thought Those sturdy beams convey a strength A strength of mind he'd sought. His pallid skin grows paler Yet a calm behind that smile The gush becomes a trickle Sad traveler's final mile. The loneliest moment lingers Soft eyes savoring the light For the slide into forever Brings on the longest night.   WildWithWords: Written during the mid-1980s which was a time of great trepidation when no-one understood the new “evil scourge” which became AIDS, and the gay/lesbian community were sadly still outcasts of society. 4 years ago • Report 0 DragonsEquinox: its good but sad dude,i lost a friend back then as well to suside too,i thought to help which i did but when all other turn their back on you but one it doesn't do to much. |
