By Tony K (tny@ix.netcom.com)
Date: 17 April 1998

Time To Be Alone

Standing alone in the middle of the room.
I glance around the house......searching,
as if by some miracle I would find you here,
relaxing on the couch like you used to do.

With a regretful sigh, I wipe away the wish.

I’ve got nowhere to go.  No place to be.
Time and distance have displaced my friends.
What I would give to have someone here now.
A good friend to hold and comfort me.

With a regretful sigh, I wipe away the wish.

Tonight, I turn out the lights and curl up on the couch.
I try to find warmth in the soft glow of the candles.
Music attempts to replace your soothing voice.
I close my eyes and imagine us holding each other now.

With a regretful sigh, I wipe away the wish.

Thoughts of us and the past swirl through my head.
Emptiness consumes my insides without mercy.
Despondent tears slowly roll down my cheeks,
spawned from lamenting eyes and an aching heart.

With a regretful sigh, I painfully accept reality.

Time to be alone.