The Coldest Summer Night
The weight of darkness
sickening in its finality
descends heavily upon me.
It has come to engulf me
to swallow me up
in its sorrowful starless sky
to wrap me in the chilled blanket of air
on this coldest summer night.
Gasping in this pain
numbing
choking on the words left unsaid
now too late,
no chance will come.
No soft carress of daylights warmth
to hold me
no light
to lead me.
No hope of tomorrow to endure me.
The silent scream of disbelief
echos in my mind
while infinite tears of sadness
sear their reminder with their salty sting
into the wounds of this nights icy fingers.
Torn apart
calling
pleading
wordlessly, soundlessly, shamelessly
for you.
Cheri Speak 
You have a beautiful gift. I’m so thankful I found your writing. Your words give me chills – I’ve felt them before.
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Thank you very much. Words and music are my life; both the personal and the professional aspects of my life….I can express so much with written words that I cannot convey when speaking — which is ironic since I am also a public speaker LOL…I am glad that you are finding appreciation in my words and I am glad that they touch you, I am just sad that the experiences are similar because that is not something I wish on anyone. If you don’t mind, and of course at your leisure, a more positive walk into your psyche: https://cherispeak.wordpress.com/poetry/journey-within/ and this one is very much how I feel when I truly connect with someone new as you and I have: https://cherispeak.wordpress.com/poetry/the-path/ and …and if you want to dip back into the darker side of my words, this is one of my personal favorites of my own poetry: https://cherispeak.wordpress.com/poetry/the-nightmare/
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