Empty Shell

 

Alone

Trapped

By four walls

Stone

These walls -- like us

Empty

All traces of life

Gone

Even a smear of blood

Would be welcome

But there is none

 

There was so much

I had wanted to do

And see

The jungles of Africa

The Aztec temples of Brazil

The Shinto shrines of Japan

Never

Ever

 

The grey, cold sea

Surrounds us

Encases us

Forever

Where is the sky?

 

A blue sea,

Dotted with white sailboats

Sitting on a dock, watching time pass

Fishing for a sea bass that probably will never come

But who cares?

I've got my whole life to wait.

 

Running through the woods with my dog

Pausing

Briefly

To watch a shaft of light burst through the trees

A kind of joy on my face

 

The afternoon ambling away

Talking, laughing, playing

With my best mate

Worries far away

 

Were these things real?

Maybe they weren't

Perhaps they're just illusions

Maybe they never existed

 

Lightning

Thunder

I don't like thunder

It scares me

Mama

Mama, help me

Protect me

But Mama isn't here

Mama can't help you.

And if she could, why would she want to?

 

A clear day

They are burying a dead man

Finally free

Soon that will be me in the coffin

Lying with others

Like me

This is where I shall die.

 

Strange

I thought I'd something

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