Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Deep Dark Within Me

I have outlived all family,

Living alone in time and place.

Each night is the hardest for me,

When dark and deep, I'm forced to face

Of being in the moment now.

I struggle desperately to find

Something to grab on to somehow,

Allay my fears and calm my mind.

Is this now my final night, or

Will I awake to a new dawn?

Silence, I can't bear anymore.

I have to leave the T.V. on.

More years, poor health, my twilight zone,

I feel afraid to be alone.