Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Alone Again Naturally

 




In a little while from now
If I'm not feeling any less sour
I promise myself to treat myself
And visit a nearby tower

And climbing to the top
Will throw myself off
In an effort to
Make it clear to whoever
Wants to know what it's like when you're shattered


Left standing in the lurch at a church
Were people saying, My God, that's tough



He stood him up
No point in us remaining
We may as well go home
As I did on my own
Alone again, naturally


To think that only yesterday
I was cheerful, bright and gay
Looking forward to who wouldn't do
The role I was about to play



But as if to knock me down
Reality came around
And without so much as a mere touch
Cut me into little pieces






Leaving me to doubt
Talk about, God in His mercy
Oh, if he really does exist
Why did he desert me
In my hour of need
I truly am indeed
Alone again, naturally


It seems to me that
There are more hearts broken in the world
That can't be mended
Left unattended
What do we do
What do we do
Alone again, naturally


Looking back over the years
And whatever else that appears
I remember I cried when my mother died
Never wishing to hide the tears



And at sixty-five years old
My father, 
Couldn't understand why the only women
he had ever loved had been taken
Leaving him to start
With a heart so badly broken
Despite encouragement from me
No words were ever spoken
And when she passed away
I cried and cried all day
Alone again, naturally
Alone again, naturally


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