‘Earlier'


Earlier

I would have lent an ear
I would have hung around to hear
About your worries and your fears

Earlier

I would have spent the day
I would have gone out of my way
To pay attention to what you had to say

Earlier

I would have lent a hand
I would have formulated plans
To pick you up and help you stand

Earlier

I would have given all I had away
Just to see a smile on your face

But, hey - that was earlier

And I have since been through my own Hell
Oh, I am now less hollow shell
Than crumbling, burned out husk-
Cum-emotional mollusc

Perhaps it's just the way I'm feeling –
Maybe I need a little healing -
Right now I feel too raw
And my wounds are far too sore
For my soul to care about you anymore.

 

© M.A.Tovey 2006