'bank holiday blues' - by my grandfather, mid 80s
by @nathanwells
Security guard sitting alone
bank holiday, the nights soon gone,
he sits & waits to hear the phone
but nobody, thinks, he's on his own
Son & daughter far away
growing up, while he's growing grey,
soon to decide which way to go
their love hidden, unable to show
The last few years haven't been sweet,
Raynham, Vancouver, Sidney St,
roots torn up, hearts torn out
no wonder the only answer
is a shout
One day soon, my little Rose may forgive,
and let her loved ones begin to live,
instead of living the American Dream
as the second Miss Watts,
she'll gleam or scream