I rise each morning whether there be cloud or sun, thoughts of the day,

Get ready for that which is put in front of me, my working day.

Limited time as my routine sets me on a path from mornings light.

A cup of coffee, a memory of love and a walk through my yard,

Headphones wrapped around these ears with a little Springsteen for company.

A pill to ease the pain as my trek on the street again for this man begins,

Along the sidewalk i travel, feet moving faster, i search the sky for an answer.

My head sways from side to side watching, cars move fast and do not see,

I dream up stories that are wished for as real, my thoughts are clouded.

She stays with me always as i wander the days with that same feeling inside,

I am hidden from the world with the sounds of life that save me.

Lost in a fantasy where pain and loneliness can’t discover who i am,

There’s so much beauty in this world, many things to want.

Listen as my heart has something to say, something today,

Sometimes i cry and the laughter hides, i have a journey,

There are dreams in my head as i sleep although i lay awake.

Wonder do if i am thought of by an angel, she is seen,

Sometimes i am alone and sometimes i’m on my own.

There are times when i’m afraid but what is it that watches over me,

When my world is dark then it is that i have a friend.

Keith Garrett