Where Can I Run To Poem by Barry Middleton

where can I run to
where can I hide
where do I go
not a soul on my side
there is no religion
that will bring me grace
the gods can't be seen
who will show me the place
I have been all alone
since the day of my birth
I've looked in the corners
and crannies of Earth
we come to this world
alone and afraid
we all do our best
in the brief
masquerade
in the end
there is no one
to open the gate
life is just living
death patiently waits
a man dies
a child born
the sun rises and sets
a child is new hope
old men are regrets