Carl Halling

Twenty Years to Destroy an Existence

How I try to count my blessings,

They do little to ease my saudade,

Look to the past

For some consolation,

But the past remains resistant,

O woe, where is hope?

I feel so old, and so alone…

 

Twenty years to destroy an existence,

Is all it took

To steal my contentment,

Look to the past for a glimmer of peace,

To the past for a little release.

O woe, where is hope?

I feel so old, and so alone…

 

On one level, I feel so blessed,

Cleave to life

With all my strength,

There\'s so much to be thankful about,

‘Til I sink back into deepest night,

O woe, where is hope?

I feel so old, and so alone…