The Lonely Bird Is Singing For Nothing Poem by RIC BASTASA

you nag
so he left
and when he left
you tell me
she is with another
woman now

you are my niece
i will side with you
and believe you
and i too shall suffer
with you in
your suffering

it does not matter
now as to who was at fault
the hours are flying
on broken wings
the sunsets are sadder
the nights are longer
another one cries for
the night
and so here we are
attentive
to another bird singing
for nothing...