The Tragedy

Misplaced passions and operative veneers;
Secrets, masquerades; nothing is clear;
Chasing a shadow and loving a ghost;
Riddles, an enigma wrapped in one host;

Cherishing something lost to forever;
Seeking that one thing long since been severed;
A dream long deceased, but clinging to hope;
Finding only more shadows; a slippery slope;

Pining for that which never was mine;
Perhaps never existed; I never could find;
The light I am seeking has long since been faded;
Alone in the dark here; nostalgic yet jaded;

The terrible tragedy, heartrending tale;
Told straight to the soul when veneers finally fail;
Yet lacking lucidity, still there's no clarity;
Not yet understanding; not yet that charity.