Written in memory of a 
friend who recently committed suicide...


An expansive vista beckons me
One I seek, but cannot attain
A bleak future fast approaching
Reviewing a past of unbearable pain



The landscape becomes a mirror
Looking toward an unknown frontier
Regretting the many mistakes I've made
Feeling lost and downtrodden here



Surveying a horizon that I cannot touch
And haunting memories so diverse
Illuminating the hurt and blame
Days and years of bearing this curse



My mind is clouded with pain and regret
As I contemplate my fate
I realize that my suffering must end
Though I know not what awaits



Gazing wistfully into the horizon
The ghostly mirror illuminates my past
Rivers of tears flood my weary eyes
As I strive to find peace at last



Kathleen McCoy Eldridge©
October 26, 2007
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