Waiting
TIME PASSES SLOWLY
AS YOU WAIT BY THE PHONE
HE SHOULD BE THERE WITH YOU
BUT YOU SIT ALL ALONE
THE FAR OFF CONFLICT
THAT TOOK HIM AWAY
SO SOON AFTER YOUR WEDDING
THE VERY NEXT DAY
IT SHOULDN'T BE SO
SHOULD BE HERE BY YOUR SIDE
NO-ONE THERE TO GIVE COMFORT
SO YOU SIT AND YOU CRY
TALES OF DEATH AND DESTRUCTION
IN THE NEWS AND TV
AND IT TOOK HIM AWAY
FROM THE PLACE HE SHOULD BE
YOU SIT AND YOU WAIT
FOR THE DAMN PHONE TO RING
KNOWING YOU'LL NEVER EHAR HIS VOICE AGAIN
TO MAKE YOUR HEART SING
HE IS GONE NOW FOREVER
AND YOU KNOW YOU MUST PART
ONLY MEMORIES LEFT NOW
AND A HOLE FOR A HEART
Copyright © Lunar Waite | Year Posted 2012
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