Gunshot Child: Let Me Abbreviate

"You look so very weary now, My dear. The effort of not being asleep Has worn you down And washed you up, My dear. Have you been walking an untrodden route, My dear? Each step forward taken as a step..."

"My gentle Lady, I feel you near me now, I await your tender caress across my naked back, I long for you to feel my face, And take me into your loving embrace. The darkness has come now, But you calm ..."

"It is raining. Where have you gone? I stand beneath the old oak tree, Calling your name. The sky is weeping, My heart is screaming out to you. There is no answering call. Where have you gone? The f..."

"You told me when I looked in the sand, And saw only one set of footprints, That this meant not that you'd abandoned me, But that you had carried me on your back. Why did you lie to me, when I kn..."

"You are a reminder of an age gone by, But I know we have met before. I do not remember your face, And no longer feel your touch, But I know we have met before. You are just a fading memory, Of a fadi..."

"Please don't leave me here, Don't leave me on my own. I can't complete this journey, If you make me walk it alone. Where are you all going?! I thought you were my friends, Please don't leave me..."