The shadows of the night fall across everything <br />Candles flicker in the darkness <br />Awaiting the dawning hour <br />Everyone is yawning waiting sleeps approach <br />But I stand hands out for holding <br />And there is never anyone there <br /> <br />What happened in this vacant life <br />That turns everyone from me <br />What unkind words have I said <br />That makes everyone walk away <br />Maybe one day I’ll find the answer <br />Written on a stone tablet somewhere <br /> <br />In the meantime I stand here <br />Waiting for the flicker of morning’s light <br />Hands held out for holding <br />As night passes into day <br />Like a blind man awaiting someone <br />To show him the way <br /> <br /> <br />(14 April 2007)<br /><br />David Harris<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/hands-held-out-for-holding/
