There is no longer a light, for a long time, well, it’s been hard to cope. April will see that girl’s flight.
My, I remember that June night long ago when I wished to elope. There is no longer a light.
How I'd like to end this plight, all I do is sit and mope. April will see that girl’s flight.
I’m weighed down by this paperweight, pain throbs inside, so fierce, no hope. There is no longer a light.
If only she came back into sight instead of hidden under the microscope. April will see that girl’s flight.
Unless the torch again shines bright and halts me as I fall down the *****, There is no longer a light. April will see that girl’s flight.
Written: October 2011. Explanation: My third poem for university, written in the villanelle form. The hardest poem I have ever had to write, it is about the same person that appears in several other pieces of my work. It was originally titled 'In January' when shown at university.