and with that he said goodbye
never to be seen again
except of those who sleep
by day
and only dream of sin

goodbye! I cheered
and turned about
my heels
they clicked
and sped

I never knew how some could love
what I had learned to dread

Goodbye, goodbye! I sung aloud
feeling quite elated

skipped up the steps
unlocked the door
to a home less suffocated

but then
the smile that washed my teeth
went sully and forlorn
when someone called
"hello, hello!"
from below the worn floor board

oh dear! I winced
just as I feared
he's found his way back in

so I sighed
and sat
in my straight wood chair

to pray on paper with pen

Dear God,
please help
Sir Worrisome
find his home and kin
ours here is just too crowded
with Joy and Love and friends

with that I heard the door click shut
the sound of someone leaving

Sir Worrisome
alone tonight
not a soul is out to greet him