My Noose

I feel myself falling

Down, down, down, down

When something pulls back

Hard against my throat

You can find me, you can find me

At the end of my rope

And you can find me, you can find me

At the end of my rope

Each day: one single strand

That choices twist as life demands

And I have blindly fashioned my own noose,

From all my days

I know I am only one lonely man,

One of a million empty souls who knows,

The fear and pain of being lost

I wish I had some lines and rhymes

To make you smile

Maybe next time, my child, I’ll find

That one hopeful song