I’m Lost and Broken

I’m lost and broken

It’s simple and true

totally empty

and useless I’m so blue.

I’ve lost my dreams

and my life goals,

like a ship lost at sea

and crashing on shoals.

I feel less than a man

a mere shadow of my core,

so out of step like

a hammer without Thor.

How did I get here

where have I been,

am I being punished

for many a past sin?

I found the job

the seed of my dreams,

now it’s all gone

because of others schemes.

It was a job

I had never done,

I applied myself

and my guests had fun.

I gave it my all

and even my heart,

but because of my passion

It was doomed from the start.

Some others told me

I’d never last

because I worked too hard

and I was too fast.

But I took the time

to be my best,

and it in the end I thought

I had passed the test.

I was happy at work

with a smile on my face,

and I returned each day

at a faster pace.

I don’t understand

why it upset some so,

that I often came whistling

and the same way I’d go.

I thought I would inspire

and others would follow,

but instead they resented

their souls so hollow.

Gary Cramer

May 18, 2009