Seconds turn into minutes, as minutes turn into hours,

As the trees die in the fall, till spring brings April showers,

I stare out the same pane of glass, day in and day out,

Lost in an Arizona desert, caught in a relentless drought,

                              I’m all by myself, I am all alone,

No one to turn to, I’m on my own,

I’ve reaped the wrath, that I have sewn,

The lights are on, but nobody is home,

I have a list of friends, longer than the river of Nile,

All with broken fingers, that just can’t seem to dial,

I’m flocked by all, when I’m home and full of green,

But when I’m out to sea, I’m a friend by no means,

                               I’m all by myself, I am all alone,

No one to turn to, I’m on my own,

I’ve reaped the wrath, that I have sewn,

The lights are on, but nobody is home,

I have a son, who I love with every beat of my heart,

But since the day he was born, we have lived apart,

I dream of the day, that we could be together,

But the career I have chosen, cursed that forever,

                               I’m all by myself, I am all alone,

No one to turn to, I’m on my own,

I’ve reaped the wrath, that I have sewn,

The lights are on, but nobody is home,

I had a wife and dog, but I had to let them go too,

Regardless of how much I loved them, it’s what I had to do,

She had a daughter also, who I loved just as well,

Letting them all go, was worse than the hottest day in hell,

                               I’m all by myself, I am all alone,

No one to turn to, I’m on my own,

I’ve reaped the wrath, that I have sewn,

The lights are on, but nobody is home,

I have a family that I love, and I know they love me,

But for many years now, it hasn’t always been easy,

Separate birthdays, to holidays at four different places,

Has left so many voids, and left too many empty spaces,

                               I’m all by myself, I am all alone,

No one to turn to, I’m on my own,

I’ve reaped the wrath, that I have sewn,

The lights are on, but nobody is home,

I have my blood brother, who I’ll love to the end,

That’s not only my brother, but also my best friend,

My heart was stricken, when he moved so far away,

I see him maybe once a year, when it used to be everyday,

                                I’m all by myself, I am all alone,

No one to turn to, I’m on my own,

I’ve reaped the wrath, that I have sewn,

The lights are on, but nobody is home,

I have a job I love, that takes me far away out to sea,

But it comes with an expensive price, I’m forgotten by everybody,

I miss lots of birthdays and holidays, and also special events,

I am a ghost in the wind, whispers of my name is my existence,

                               I’m all by myself, I am all alone,

No one to turn to, I’m on my own,

I’ve reaped the wrath, that I have sewn,

The lights are on, but nobody is home,

I do have one friend, which has held me up through this all,

She’s been the wind beneath my wings, when I wanted to fall,

I haven’t known her long, but we’ve talked every single day,

I feel like something is wrong, because lately she hasn’t much to say,

                               I’m all by myself, I am all alone,

No one to turn to, I’m on my own,

I’ve reaped the wrath, that I have sewn,

The lights are on, but nobody is home,

I am a father, son, brother, friend, lover, and also a human being,

I’m just blinded by all the confusion, what is it I’m not seeing,

I keep walking around in circles, like a dog chasing a bone,

All I know is that I’m scared, I’m scared of being left all alone.

9/10/10

MULLIS