Grey and Used Lying There

Tired and weary, sad and confused,
Unwanted, unloved, used and abused,
Taken for granted a grey life to live,
Done everything for everyone,
Nothing left to give.
Not needed, not wanted,
What else to say,
A slave to everything
In every way.
None to love and loved by none,
No word of hope.  No, not one crumb.
A life so hard, and oh so bare,
Grey and used and lying there.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Budd Avatar
March 24, 2010 at 2:01 PM
This is seriously heart-breaking. You captured pain in every line. Great write.
Brown Avatar
March 24, 2010 at 9:53 AM
I enjoyed reading your poetry this morning Alan. Thank you for sharing it. Hoping you have a wonderful day filled with inspiration. Love, Carol
Bathsheba Avatar
March 24, 2010 at 3:15 AM
What a very sad write Alan - It has perfect flow - Thanks for sharing such a melocholy write - Sad as it is - I did actually enjoy reading it -:)
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