Someone.

Someone 

left the tap running 

I can hear it 

from the bedroom 

as I try to sleep. 

Someone 

is singing 

and I can imagine them 

watching the bath 

fill with water 

at the same time sing 

some aria by Puccini. 

The water stops running 

and so does the singing. 

I live alone 

and each evening 

I hear the running of water 

and the singing 

then it stops 

and I turn over 

and close my eyes 

and try to sleep 

and that someone's God 

my soul may keep.

Reviews

[John the Baptist]

Loneliness and anxiety loom in this one. Of course, those who do have someone can be just as unhappy.

[Terry Collett]

Thank you John