An Ode to Heartache

 

A snore like a sob, a cough, a yawn

I open my eyes to drizzling dawn

And I think of you

 

Cheerless cold breakfast, a shave, brush teeth

Look out the window, but find no relief

And I think of you

 

Pull on creased trousers, a shirt, tie lace

Mirror reflecting an unhappy face

And I think of you

 

Trudge down staircase, open door, depart

Wind moans a dirge like the pain in my heart

And I think of you

 

Back at the coal face, clock in, fake smile

Can’t stop these sad thoughts for even a while

And I think of you

 

Reach my bed late, no sleep, mind spins

Neither peace nor rest for all of my sins

And I think of you

 

A snore like a sob, a cough, a yawn

I open my eyes to drizzling dawn…