Sylvia

 

Written for Paul Brookes' ekphrastic challenge - one poem a day in April 2021. 

 

The art work for this day is by Jane Cornwell

Sylvia

I never coped the way I thought I should

I never meant to suffer for my art

I faded like a shadow in the woods

I always knew the bad came with the good

And one day you would likely break my heart

I never coped the way I thought I should

 

When words spill out they gush in bitter flood 

or sting and burn just like a poisoned dart

I faded like a shadow in the woods

 

Did you behave the only way you could?

Come each new day I'd hope for some fresh start

I never coped the way I thought I should

 

When next to you I felt some kind of dud

They didn't care that I was pretty smart

I faded like a shadow in the woods

 

And now it feels like sinking in the mud

And finally we'll always be apart

I never coped the way I thought I should

I faded like a shadow in the woods

 

Tim Fellows 2021