Poem for today - another Octain Refrain attempt with a little variation at the end:

“the way things were”

I wish things could be as they were

before everything fell apart

back to when you still held my heart

to go back before the lines blurred

dreams went astray and lost their way

bad things that should have not occurred

can we just forget and restart

and wish things back to where they were

Poem for today:  Octain Refrain

Here's my first ever attempt an Octain Refrain poem:

“returning soldier”

the ghosts of the dead haunt him still

plaguing his mind with such nightmares

in his dreams, all they do is stare

the doctors try to help with pills

yet every night, they come with fright

and slowly they break down his will

he wants to live without such cares

but ghosts of the dead haunt him still

- Written for Octain Refrain - dVerse Meeting the Bar prompt