Today a neighbour took his life
A solitary man, he had no wife
Quietly he would come and go
Occasionally he would say hello
A policeman knocked to say he'd died
Found by his family, alone inside
Whatever drove him to such despair?
Why was there no help for him there?
A tragedy, a terrible shame
Very few even knew his name
He went as quietly as he arrived
Leaving behind we who survived
His house is dark and hushed
All life extinguished …crushed
No more can he come or go
No more can we say hello
©Tony Channing 2005
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This is so heartbreaking. You share a gentle loving heart in this poem. I feel so sad when I think of anyone dying alone and unloved. The greatest human need is love and so many live without it. Beautiful poem.
Chanti