Thieves of the Night

Christmas morning, they broke into my home.

Thieves of the night,

Cowards to the light.

Robbed me of almost everything,

Except the last bit of hope and faith in humanity.

The only bit you left for me to hold on to.

I am not sure what is worse.

Thieves of the night,

Or thieves of the heart.

~ by Joy Suzanne Grazer on December 30, 2009.

Posted in Dukkha, Impermanence, Loss, New Orleans
Tags: , , , ,

3 Responses to “Thieves of the Night”

  1. Wow. that is so sad. i think thieves of the heart are far worse.

    heatherkarr's avatar heatherkarr said this on March 16, 2010 at 2:02 PM | Reply

  2. Hard to believe people are so cold to rob you on christmas. That really sucks. But, I agree that the heart is harder to mend. Hopefully you have support..for both.

    CameronD's avatar CameronD said this on December 30, 2009 at 8:50 PM | Reply

  3. Easy to replace things.

    It’s a lot harder to replace a loss felt in the heart.

    Breaking, however, may sometimes provide an “opening.”

    michael j

    Conshohocken, PA USA

    contoveros's avatar contoveros said this on December 30, 2009 at 11:56 AM | Reply

Leave a comment