Member Poem

And should I then
Bow down my head
Weighted with the pain of years?
Hair so white
It is not light
But carries the cares
Not of the world,
I have lived long enough to know
That the world’s woes are not mine to own.
My heavy head is mine alone
My cares and fears
Are those well known
Of loneliness that’s yet to be
Not solitude
But that empty nothing
Hollow centres where
The dark prevails
And dark, black holes
As we all know
Suck out the light
Suck out the night
And the bell’s clapper
Strikes a hollow note
One note
One
You are alone.