Bill Lindsay Poet I do not know?

View From a Nursing Home

I gave my life, I gave you all I had to give
I cherished and I fed you and I made you live
I often went without my needs and saw to yours instead
So, why have you left me here?
 
I was always there for you as your best friend
You often said your love for me would never end
You promised me a thousand times, you'd never break my heart
So, why have you left me here?
 
What was my crime, when came the day when your love died?
What did I do to change the way you feel inside?
Why did you trade your promises for selfishness and lies?
And why have you left me here?
 
I'm so alone, I need to be somebody's friend
When will these days of everlasting torture end?
I'm living amongst strangers in a home that's not my own
Please ... why have you left me here?

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Jan Allison July 26, 2015 at 9:56 AM oh this is simply heartbreaking - my mum had to move into a care home when dad died - it wasn't financially viable to have her live at home with care - she is lucky i see her most days and take her out - others never leave their room except for meals - she calls them 'the living dead' :-( hugs jan xx 7