Children take their teddies up to bed
Someone by their side the night ahead
And going to school quickly they make friends
Fall out of course but quickly make amends
Tom Hanks in that film fell out the sky
And lived for years alone just sea and sky
Except that football with its painted face
Became his friend helped him last the pace
I like many others live alone
But realise I need to hear the tone
Of other people’s voices hereabout
At bus stop and in shop when I am out
We cannot live alone we won’t survive
The company of others helps us thrive
The daily to and fro the give and take
The prayer to God our hope of heaven to make
My inner voice is always on the go
My inner life I must be good to know
The open door to let the Lord walk in
To welcome him today come in come in
Brian Fahy
14 December 2021
Erris Poetry 