Someone To Care

I had wanted someone to care,
Someone to share
my life with me;
With each hour that ticked away,
I had wanted someone to say,
I’ll help you fill your day;
I had wanted someone
to wind me up when
I was running low,
To be there with me
when time was slow,
To stay.
Until it was time,
To go;
To share a memory, a life
some talk,
before time ticked out –
and the wanting stopped.

By Gerri Holden