She Waits
She sits and waits in her lawn chair
For someone to visit someone who cares
She watches the road looking for a sight
A vision to tell her everything is all right
But no one comes to rescue her today
No one but the staff walk through her day
She watches the road looking for a sign
A happy smile screaming visiting time
No son comes to see her; the sun goes to sleep
No granddaughter reads to her she starts to weep
No letters or cards grace her plain nursing home walls
They placed her in purgatory and then forgot to call
What had she done to deserve such a lonely fate?
Her caretakers are friendly, but to her it is all fake
These sterile walls feel more like a prison
Especially with no one to listen
Resigned and condemned to this elderly warehouse
She waits as she cries so small like a mouse
The morning brings a brand new dawn
So she sits and waits in her chair on the lawn
For someone to visit someone who cares
She watches the road looking for a sight
A vision to tell her everything is all right
But no one comes to rescue her today
No one but the staff walk through her day
She watches the road looking for a sign
A happy smile screaming visiting time
No son comes to see her; the sun goes to sleep
No granddaughter reads to her she starts to weep
No letters or cards grace her plain nursing home walls
They placed her in purgatory and then forgot to call
What had she done to deserve such a lonely fate?
Her caretakers are friendly, but to her it is all fake
These sterile walls feel more like a prison
Especially with no one to listen
Resigned and condemned to this elderly warehouse
She waits as she cries so small like a mouse
The morning brings a brand new dawn
So she sits and waits in her chair on the lawn
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