HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN??
OH GOD, I SAY TO MYSELF
HELP ME WITH THIS LONELINESS
I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO TURN
WHERE TO GO
YES I NEED TO FEEL AGAIN
I NEED TO HEAR A VOICE IN THE NIGHT
BUT THERE IS NOTHING BUT THAT
GOD AWEFUL QUIETNESS

I HEAR MYSELF TAKE IN
A DEEP BREATH TO SEE
IF I'M STILL BREATHING.

MORNING COMES - I LOOK AT HIM
THERE IS NO SMILE
HE LOOKS OUT THE DOOR
THE WINDOWS
I KNOW WHAT HE IS LOOKING FOR
I LOOK INTO HIS EYES
THAT ARE STARING
STARING LIKE THE
COLD HARD STEEL - COBRAS EYE
KNOWING YOU BETTER WALK SOFTLY
HE DOESN'T KNOW FOR SURE YET
WHERE HE IS AT OR WHO I AM
PLEASE DON'T SAY NOTHING
I WORN MYSELF
HE MAY FORGET HE DOESN'T KNOW
YOU ARE A FRIEND.
WILL I EVER BE A FRIEND AGAIN
WILL HE EVER NEED ME AGAIN
HE DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE
HE LIVES IN A WAR
HE IS HOME THERE
HE IS AT PEACE THERE
THE SOUND HE UNDERSTANDS
HE DON'T KNOW THE QUIET
NO, HE NEVER WILL KNOW THAT AGAIN
HE NEVER STOPS MOVING
DOING SOMETHING ALL THE TIME
I NO LONGER REACH OUT
I NO LONGER KNOW IF I WANT TO
LET HIM LIVE IN HIS WORLD.
FOR I NOW KNOW HE WILL ALWAYS BE THERE
AND I, I GUESS I WILL
LIVE IN THAT WORLD TO
A WORLD OF EMPTINESS...
MAYBE SOMEDAY
JUST MAYBE I CAN FEEL ALIVE AGAIN
BUT FOR NOW
THERE'S NO WHERE TO GO
NO ONE TO TALK TO
BUT MOST OF ALL
NO ONE WHO CARES

Written By
Edith Montgomery