You get close to people

Who you care about

You try to calm them

When they shout



They notice you

You notice them too

When they are not there

You wonder and care



They went on holiday in Devon

They didn't come back

They've gone to heaven

And that is that



You don't stop caring

When they're dead

You hear the phone ring

As you cry in your bed



But life goes on

For you

There'll be others

Only one or two



Why do you care

If you know they'll leave

In a life of dare

No- one knows when you grieve