1] Recall a time of fog you remember
It wasn’t a pea souper
But it might have been.
You find yourself on the pavement
Disorientated
Alone
No visible landmark.
Yesterday you had been in love
Courting
Planning
Ever hopeful.
Today locked doors
A deafening silence
No calls
Changed locks
Nothing
No hope.
Your mind is fogged in
Where to turn?
Safety is out there
But where?
There is nothing so frightening
As the thought of having nowhere to go
Every avenue blocked
Barriers at every step.
You sit awaiting clarity
But around you shapes emerge
Each a potential threat
You hunker down
As trust vanishes
Hands reach out through the misty void
Greed, lust, desire,
Taking taking taking
Finally your soul is all that remains
A life and death struggle
Options considered
A glimmer of light
Heralds a sense of purpose.
Written for: http://margoroby.com/2015/01/13/poem-tryouts-foggy-went-a-courting/
Morpethroad 
Michael, this grabbed me. I’ve experienced that depth of despair and then, that glimmer of light and sense of purpose. I really loved this piece.
Thank you Mandy, I am glad it resonated with you more for the words than what you may have experienced. Have a good evening.
That had a desperation to it. Sad, lonely, it was good, but not very happy.
Maybe not hope aplenty.
As Jack said, desperation, loneliness and sense of great loss. Your words suit the picture very well Michael.
Thank you Jenny appreciate you commenting.
Welcome M
I’m glad someone went with an extended metaphor. Fog’s a good one to use for relationships. Even happy ones have many foogy moments. The photograph is poignant and a clever pick, with its glimmers of light.
Wow thats intense and scary, the situation, everything. Bravo x
Thank you Justine.
What a great poem. It evokes betrayal but that glimmer of hope, purpose at the end. Brilliant.
This, for me, holds a sense of being trapped within the through-way of mind…the short lines really help to create this feeling as well. Powerful.
Thanks Hannah, you have summed it up very well.