Helpless
He was the last to leave
His wife left 10 years ago
His children 30 years earlier
When he bought the house
He imagined them there forever
He forgot about time
How it changes
He woke up one day
And he was old
His wife had died too soon
His children rarely came around
The house he bought
Was bought
Now he sits
In a rolling chair
Parked in a
Homeless hallway
He lays his head
On a narrow bed
In a narrow room
With a narrow view
He can’t believe
This is it
That’s all there is
He’s not supposed to be here
He’s supposed to be at home
Asleep beside his wife
With his kids down the hall
Work the next day
So who turned off the lights?
TL