Watch

Watch; Am I The Only One?

Watch the white foam tipped waves lap up the shore, 

Watch the sea gulls swoop lazily over the green grey waves, 

Watch the men and women walk across the smooth pebbles. 

Watch the children run through the crashing waves. 

Watch the mothers tut at their children - soaking wet. 

Watch the fathers sigh as the children ask for ice cream, 

Am I the only one who sees the pain in their eyes?

 

Watch the city shoppers chase a bargain in a mall, 

Watch the twenty something year old girls squeal, 

Watch the toddlers run away from the pram or trolley

Watch the mothers haul them back and strap them in. 

Watch the business men look for ties and shoes, 

Watch the sports mums look for new football kits. 

Am I the only one who sees the tiredness in their eyes?

 

Watch the football mad fans rush through the station.

Watch the alone men and women drag themselves home.

Watch the families squabble and argue only to make up. 

Watch the couples entwine, kissing and hugging. 

Watch the station clerks give directions to tourists.

Watch the tourist stumble away - to the underground.

Am I the only one who sees the boredom in their eyes?

 

Can't you see life speeding past you at a snail’s pace? 

Can't you see boredom strangling the excitement of life?

Can't you see the city's grey infecting the country?

Can't you see the painful longing of that lost hope?

Can't you see the broken cries of a lonely woman?

Can't you see the anguished cries of an island man?

Am I the only one? Is it just me?