-1/18/99
There is Only One
-1/24/99
The Night Life
-1/25/99
I am Alone
-1/28/99
There is only one name that I know;
There is only one place that I go,
When there’s no one around and I’m here on the ground,
And there is nothing left to show.
I am all alone in the world.
There is never any place left to go.
There are books and big fires and long lost desires,
But there is nothing left to know.
I have known only one love in time,
And that love has since gone away.
I am never the one who has all the fun.
But that will change today.
I have known only one friend in time.
Friends are not meant to betray.
But right from the start we drifted apart.
Maybe it’s better this way.
There is only one life that I know.
It is too bad it had to be mine.
Looking and trying and fearing and crying,
And I stared in my eyes the whole time.
Bound by these chains on my throat,
I will never be free.
But as long as I live, I refuse to give in,
‘Cos I can only be me.
Boredom permeates the thick summer air.
The halls are silent with closed doors and daydreams.
The people have all turned in to their rooms
To ignore the world outside them.
The hum of a computer flows into my ears.
The gentle rhythmic pulse of my heart
Joins the beautiful glowing sound of the computer.
And thus the silence has been broken.
Fingers on the keys, gently tapping away,
Or feet slowly padding along the carpeted floors,
Or the noises of motorcycles and cars in the street
All add to the old silence of the night.
The fridge begins to rumble its tune
In harmony with the computer.
And all the while my heart keeping beat
To the song of the silence of the night.
A deep voice echoes down the hall,
Softly, but still able to be heard.
Another higher voice responds with an identical tone,
And the silence has been broken.
In the room next door the guys start to talk
About things that I do not care for.
I am merely here tapping away
On my computer early one Thursday night.
The water begins running through the pipes on its voyage
Up to the rooms all above,
And I hear the tunes of some faraway song.
And I think to myself, “The night has begun.”
Voices get louder as more people come,
Crowding into rooms down the hall.
They will party until late, when I am asleep,
And I hear their laughs and their shouts.
The music increases in volume all the while,
And the decibel level rises.
My pulse no longer can be heard
And the once gentle hum has gone.
On this Thursday night I realized
That all people need is a little fun,
So I let them continue their talking and music,
As I fall asleep on my bed.
I am alone.
I am a mountain.
I rise high
Above the plain.
I was made.
I am here.
I never questioned
The Creator.
I am alone.
I sit, staring.
I have no plans
For the future.
I wonder
About the world.
There is nothing
I can do.
I am alone.
I can think.
I can dream
About the past.
I know not
Who I am,
Where I am going,
Where I have been.
I am alone.
I just sit
To be seen
And to see.
I will stay here
In good and bad,
Happy or sad,
Forever.
[My Home Page], [Poem Index], [Date Index], [My Thoughts Page], [Lyrics Index], [Previous], [Next], [My e-Mail]