THE DRUNKEN BUM

Born to live, to age, to die,
Born to aspire to caress to watch the world go by,
The dawn sheds light, but my eyes are blind,
Vision lost in the mire of time,
Desert storms confuse my mind,
Lost in thought, lost in time,
Friends are near but not close by,
Confused, depressed, my feelings rye,
Words spoken, but my tears run dry,
Numb with pain, my heart is drained,
Am I insane?
God release me; free me, from these chains,
I'm encaged raged time ticks,
But the world stands by,
Fallen hero's I hear you cry,
The bell rings, last orders are cried,
"Just the drink"
The barman replies,