Oh sweet pleasure, Where have you gone? Now that days are dark And the tasks of the world are above me. I can't see you through the mist. My heart, covered as it is, feels you not. Like being adrift in a vast ocean Or alone in a confined space I wait For a truth which i know is out there... The truth of knowing Beyond doubt That things will change, That life will change, And all I need do is wait And my salvation will come Like a ship on the horizon Or a light of rising dawn Which will burn away the vapor. I will see you once again my heart, For now though I rest in my unawareness In my turmoil In union with my grief and the pain of life
I wrote this after reading 'sweet darkness' by David Whyte