Disconnect me

I feel        my time here

is over

or at least no longer wanted

for I see it in every strange pair of eyes

that home may have abandoned me

sent me out into the cold,

and whereas before I could

see a way to move on,

to move aside

put on my shoes, pack a bag,

overfilled

with memories and the hope that I might

recapture them once day,

now I just experience pain,

loneliness

and fear

that all has been

for nothing.

Ian D. Hall 2017