Falling Away

Falling Away

i watch you fall away
i reach out
and try to find the words to say.
i court the night
hiding from these days
i see it in your eyes
they were the first to move away.
i wish I could reach out
i wish I knew what to save.
i reach out
with my arms outstretched
i can feel all the pain
and my heart heaves in my chest.
i feel that sanity;
is under house arrest.
i know you are no longer there
i have seen the cupboards of your soul
and they are bare.
i would like an answer
but I know there are none to spare.
i watch you fall away
i reach out
i scream but find nothing to say;
i try to shout
but it has already gone away

James Garratt – January 2008