Goodbye

An exercise in writing a sonnet

Farewell, my perilous dream
You deceive to sanctify nothing
Listen to the drunkard sing
Torturous song upon a theme
By words of poison, comes now death
Almost a lover, nearly a friend
In discontent, comes the end
With envy whispered on your breath
Die quickly now, is what I pray
My heart can take no more
Leave me now, I implore
That I may begin a new day
Bathed in life and love and light
Singing now a song brand new
Peace is all I wish for you
And for me, I wish clear sight.