How ere long must the night go on
And the sun cease to rise
Then open these eyes
Lost in a trance
Did dance in the morning light
Dawn of day
Ah, to awake from this nightenedmare
And stay the glorious day most fair
Sweet longing of life
Sheer shadow of night
Succumb to this slumber
Mere season adrift
Find thee a heart
To show some sign of hope
Long this noose hath held me here
How long shall strained breath remain
Tis easier to be done with it
Yet something inside denies me
No satisfaction in this quickened end
Yet, perchance in mild suffering
Find I a great strength not smothering
It grows stronger with each passing moment
As life seems nearer its end
This passive perseverance
Finds a yearning to endure
And so as I am caught
In this helpless state
May I deny all
Such wasted passions of weight
And rise within
The joy that saves
And will one day
Release these cords
And give me peace
Till then endure
How long this wait may be
And look on with joy
To what soon shall see
The greatest of all
Wonder tis found
In thee
Twill set this
Despaired heart free
-Joshua Lee Foist
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