Love

…And A Simple Love

I came to you in despairAnd you gave me rest.I came to you in darknessAnd you were my guide.For so […]

She sits there opposite meIn that old chair of hersKnitting those strange shapes she madeToys, animals, useful thingsSo many –

And last nightAs you layOn my sofaCurled upFetal-likeInnocentLike a babyI wantedTo tell youHow I feelBut I did notI left youUndisturbedAs

In the silence of summer standingAlone with youWithin these green wallsOf forest quietWith our remembrancesOf life and loveAnd beingWithin the

The candle in the corner splutters and diesFading slowly to dimnessCasting strange dancing shadows on the wallsUntil it is engulfed

The coffee cup grows cold slowly in my handWhilst I, distracted, think on you.Then the world surrounding meStopsAnd I lose

The radio playsGently in the backgroundOf my life.The light throws dim shadowsOnto the dreary wallsOf my room.It is so cold

I am just a simple man,A man who doesn’t always say the right thing,Who doesn’t always know the right thing

He sits square-framed and lies to meWith words of hatred and deceit.He speaks of honesty and truthAs if they were