Emptiness, that bridge to far, I've tried so many times to cross that bar <br />I've tried my best, even bought a friend, but that proved fruitless in the end! <br />time and age are against the old, younger people are bold! I'm told! <br />relentless each and every day, they all pass by and go on their way <br />a knowing smile a friendly wave, would these same people surround my grave? <br />no time to chat, no inclination I've lived my life still on probation <br />I know we all must die alone, why pay the bill to a silent phone <br />the television my link with life I I fall asleep without my wife <br />tomorrow? what will dawn bring, will I hear the Tui's sing <br />a bellbird deep inside the bush, or feed the common garden thrush <br />maybe the sun will come out today, showing blue skies instead of grey <br />there's hope, there's life, I need to feel, the love of life so I can heal<br /><br />Bob Gibson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/emptiness-48/
