WE
DO NOT WANT TO LEAVE THIS PLACE
All
that concrete and clay everyday
Now
there is no place here
For
all that hustle and bustle
We
do not want to leave this place
Life
is at a slower pace
But
we both know we need to go back
Where
we do not lack
Penthouse
apartment
Set
in a compartment
Cold,
cold
Tell
me what is wrong with us
Where
did it all go wrong?
That
concrete and clay
Every
day, every day
Tell
me what is wrong with me?
Tell
me what is on your mind?
We
never talk, talk
We
just sit and stare
Stare
and stare at each other
The
concrete and clay beneath our feet
The
trudging to and froing from work
Too
tired to do a thing
The
doorbell rings
Wondering who is going to get the door
We look on the floor
The cat and dog fast asleep
Unaware without a care
What has happened? My childhood sweetheart?
We just do not want to leave this place!
We left that fast, fast pace
To this quiet heavenly place
Just the noise of the sea ebbing and flowing
The seagulls overhead
The silence, the silence
This silence is deafening
We cannot just stare
We cannot just glare
What has happened to all our hopes and dreams?
Have we a hope?
Have we the will?
The will to start afresh, anew
Without staying here!
I need to know your answers
Before the day passes
I cannot go on, and on
Just pretending, being unhappy
I need, want to go home, our home
The one we built together
Our forever
Please stop staring into the distance
The answers are not all there
They are here right here in front of you
Beside you
Leaning into you
Where I want to stay forever
I love you, adore you
There is no mistaking my feelings
We do not want to leave this place
But we must tomorrow
Our time is up in the wonderful place
© Teresa Helen Joseph-Nelson
17th February 2018
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