Cheerless Time

Some days I feel cheerless

Not knowing why

This swing in mood.

A time when

A passionate song

Aspires to nothing.

And I feel remorse for

Reason unknown.

And have

Apologies for the past, and

Regrets for the future.

I sit in my chair staring

At a blank wall.

In my mind

I do not know

Why this cloak

Of sadness

Hangs over me.

A time,

When I see no hope

Or pleasure in life.

And beyond,

I am not capable of seeing,

As I wallow in self-pity

Hoping for something or someone

To lift my spirit

Out of darkness.

I know I’ll snap out

Of this distressing

State of mind

As I always do.