day and night

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day and night

during the day
I live life with a smile
enjoying the warmth
of the Mediterranean sun
content with who I am
who I have become
or perhaps
who I have created
but in any case
at peace with my soul

but when I lie awake
at 3 a.m.
and in the darkness
the shadows of memories
mingle
with the memories of shadows
reminding me of who I was
and all those I damaged
then my soul screams for forgiveness
and I yearn once again
for the death of the past

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About ceayr

A Scot who has discovered peace in a small town he calls Medville on the Côte Vermeille, C.E. Ayr has spent a large part of his life in the West of Scotland and a large part elsewhere. His first job was selling programmes at his local football club and he has since tried 73 other career paths, the longest being in IT, with varying degrees of success. He is somewhat nomadic, fairly irresponsible and, according to his darling daughter, a bit random. So, nobody’s perfect.
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10 Responses to day and night

  1. You, too? I hate when that happens which is why at 3AM you’ll usually find me sitting in my recliner wrapped in a security blanket and writing the world’s next bestseller (in my mind, anyway). 🌹

  2. Katrin "Kate" McElderry's avatar Katrin "Kate" McElderry says:

    Wow! Powerful.

  3. Been there, done that, wear the T-shirt to bed every night. Yours in yearning, Doug.

  4. jenne49's avatar jenne49 says:

    Ouch!
    Life laid out in its beauty – and its pain.
    ‘shadows of memories
    mingle
    with memories of shadows’
    Beautiful lines.

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