Clouds Out The Window
by Larry Estep

Clouds out the window
Deflect what is seen

Walking in darkness
Forever we flee

Grieving and leaving
Losing our mind

Hiding in shadows
Lurking in silence
Hoping for changes
Waiting for signs

Looking for answers
Not caring what's thought
Detours and speed bumps
The truth is not kind

Swerving and veering
Hurting and hoping
Reaching and searching
Trying and failing

Redemption
Forgiveness
Regrets
Mistakes

All that needs answered
All that's not told
Never wanting to know
Whether truth will unfold

Invisible in darkness
With light you might see

Revealing the answers
Sadness gets a reprieve

Clouds out the window
Between you and me