For the Lonely Ones
Unni Wilhelmsen
He stands by the sign
Where the railway has been
Thinkin' of how he's gonna fix things again
And he wishes for the power
To go back to when
His life used to be serene...
And she leans over the bathtub steam
Thinking how things aren't quite as they seem
And she feels her face
And the texture of her skin
Still even, soft and young...
She says:
"You break my troubles in two -
They're smaller now, but twice as many"
"And I hand them on to you...
...still you go back inside
To feed all the lonely ones"
As morning falls across thresholds and floors
One is still awake, giving up on the chores
Of a new day
On a new stage
The grand opening
Of the rest of a lifetime...