Lascia ch'io pianga

in the melancholic hour before dawn
oppressive memories torment the senses
tangled sheets bear testament to another sleepless night
another search for succour in vain
in anguished silence the forlorn inconsolable heart
softly whispers to the bleak darkness to
let me weep
let me weep for
vanished yearning dreams
unfulfilled wishes
let me weep for
unshared laughter
extinguished hopes
the song unsung
the words forever unsaid
let sorrow break these chains of agony
for pity's sake if nothing else
let me sigh for love's respite and release
let me weep for stories untold
and grieve for the soul's troubled woes
misery without end

Let me weep
Lascia ch'io pianga
Partly inspired by the aria, Lascia ch'io pianga, from Handel's opera Rinaldo