Alone in the dark Waiting for you A 15-year-old puppy My only companion Apart The photo of you I carried for so long Has vanished It’s true Searched through all the familiar places In vain Packed away in Some dusty old bin I’m moving once again Along the hallway Two tired stacked Bins and bins of memories Like sardines, I packed
I can’t let go I’ve lost you I know Yet I can’t let go
Oh, there you are I’ll someday say As if a million years Had not passed away.
Funny how things turned out We’ll say This time, I think you’ll stay Please stay
Till then I’m alone in the dark Without you I’ll find you someday Suddenly Unexpectedly Isn’t that always the way.
(this is not a sad goodbye but a cheerful moment not yet lived)
Call me delusional If you must My imagination A much-needed respite Then this world of disgust.