He Lived Within a Wall of Form
He lived within a wall of form
A simple, humble, dwelling place
And as he lived, time had worn
Boards gray to a heartless trace.
Within this track once did abide
A lonely, forsaken, unraveled soul
He suffered much before he died.
And never played the lover's role.
No one can be just an observer
Yet what is all he tried to be.
The bells toll for served and server
A vision of love he could not see.
I have shed a tear or two
For a love which broke my heart
Glad I was to taste love's dew
Sad I was at love's depart.
Yet to live and not to love
Not to touch love's joy or pain
Lonely as a one-room hovel
Loveless is to live in vain.
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