I am Alone

I am Alone
 
I’m slipping through the hands of time
I have got to hold onto all that is mine
 
Sometimes I wish I could turn the clocks back
Before I face yet another nuclear attack
 
There must be somebody who’s looking out for me
But just a vast emptiness is all that I see
 
I pray nightly to our Lord who dwells above
Awaiting him to shower me with his sacred love
 
What I really could use is a close friend
One that would stand by me till the end
 
I have many hopes and many dreams
But then harsh reality interrupts it seems
 
I live alone but swear that I’m not lonely
But I have given up searching for my one and only
 
I still wonder if true love will ever come my way
I no longer look at the calendar and count the days
 
I have completely lost count of all my tears
The ones that built up over the passing year
 
 While lying here thinking in my king sized bed
I am so thankful just to have a roof over my head
 
Unlike a leaky boat I cannot easily go down
I don’t want to live to become a ghost in this town
 
I have a feeling it won’t be long
Till I find a place where I belong
 
 
By Gary Edward Allen 2017