Nobody There

NOBODY THERE By Leonard Kleeman When you lose someone dear it's really hard to bear. You turn to talk but nobody is there. You wake up in the morning and turn to say good day, but there's nobody there. You sit and eat breakfast and scan the newspaper. You lift your head to remark but there's nobody there. You just talk to the air or even the wall but neither will care. 'cause there's nobody there. You go alone to the movies or to a show. You can't comment to anyone because there's no one there you know. The things you must dread when your spouse is now dead is the loneliness that reaches out every minute of the day. It taps you on the shoulder and you turn around but, there's nobody there. It surrounds you as you look to the sky and the clouds just roll on by and you want to say ' "Oh my" but there's nobody there. You have family and friends but it's not the same. They don 't bring you coffee as you watch the game. There's no one to call if you should take a fall because there's nobody there. The whole world is a deserted isle. You are lonely and you need someone to care but there's nobody there and you remain alone.