tarnished

his heart is filled with sorrow
his mind is so confused
he cannot understand the problem
he feels he is being used
who is behind it
he doesn’t know
it could be almost anyone
here he stands
a broken man
hiding from
the midday sun
he cannot stand the loneliness
he cannot hide the pain
his eyes are red and swollen
from tears that fell like rain
he wants to scream at someone
his shouts fall on deafened ears
he wants to save tomorrow
he has lost so many years
once he held the brass ring
only it was tarnished rusty and old
he tried to make the caged bird sing
but its song had already been sold
for a nickel to a beggar
with broken teeth and mind
who tried to use that bird’s voice
but fate was none to kind
thru it all his heart had faded
like sycamore leaves in the fall
he listened closely to the wind
his name is never called
once again he is left alone
crying for the world to see…..