Loneliness
What was it, someone said.
When you’re alone and in bed.
Do you lust for the one not there?
Is it almost more than you can bare?
Do you cry yourself to sleep?
Then dream those dreams of one so sweet?
In the morning, you’re bed’s a wreck.
But, you’re still alone, so what the heck!
So life goes, someone had said.
Loneliness is only in your head. —————R. W. Johnson—–(2005)
Opportunity
It comes but once,
and when it does.
It’s come and gone
before it was.
All your life
you’re waiting for
a chance to grab it
at your door.
You’re never sure.
You never know.
It just might come
before you go.
But, if it comes
And you’re aware.
You won’t miss out.
You’ll know it’s there.
So go ahead
and take the plunge.
Take a chance
next time it comes.—————-R. W. Johnson—–(1988)