Listen for My Sob

My agony is a gaping hole no one can see

Freedom is a foreign thing denied to me

Each night brings the same repeated hell

As I wander my house at the midnight knell

Who are these strange people living here?

They ignore me, then shiver when I'm near

A hand on the shoulder and they don't react

I can't understand why they don't act

Their cocker spaniel barks until I finally leave

So I play ball with their 4-year-old as a reprieve

He looks in my direction, curious but a bit shy

But he doesn't respond to my gentle lullabye

The pain starts again--a stomach wound that won't heal

No bandage or dressing will help this pain so surreal

A phone call for help gets me only a confsued reply

They can't hear me, no matter how much I try

Someone hurt me long ago - who I can't recall

I really wish I could end it all

But every day will be the same a-gain

Either I'll remember or go insane

Someone, hear my cry please! Put my soul at ease!

Listen for my sob over the soft spring breeze