Suicide.
There’s a terrible sadness hangs over my soul
Where love held its court there’s dead empty space
Where my heart used to be there’s only a hole
I don’t know the cause, I’ve just lost my place
Frank
There’s a terrible sadness hang over my soul
Have I done all I can, no more oats to sow?
Perhaps my life’s done and I don’t have a role
And now ‘cos I’m old there is nowhere to go.
Keith
There’s a terrible sadness hangs over my soul
Will you manage without me after my show?
When the sun has gone down and night is like coal
Will this weight last forever? How will I know?
Nish
There’s a terrible sadness hangs over my soul
Sometimes for no reason I’d wave life goodbye
I want to let go and hide far below
But I know I would miss, tomorrow’s blue sky.
Robin Horsfall
Warrior Poet: A Soldier’s Songs. 2021., Robin Horsfall. Amazon kdp.