All I need is
A barstool
A bottle and
Time
To reflect on
What I have become
As I only wish
To numb this
Pain
That eats away
Without regard
For my forlorn
Existence
I fault no one
For benefiting
From my altruistic
Nature
Without ever expecting
To sit here
With nothing left to give and
Alone
I put all those
I deeply loved
Before all I ever
Dreamed
Now as you all
Have grown and changed
Your disdain leaves me feeling
Insignificant
As I have nothing but
My heart and my hopes
Which is clearly not
Enough
For you to remember
That I was motivated by Love
To ensure my family's
Survival
Today believing
I have in you a helping hand
I stand in these walls of
Silence
Hoping only for
A barstool
A bottle
And time
To numb the
Pain....