Undone

When everyone has gone to sleep
And you are wide awake
There’s no one left to tell your troubles to
Just an hour ago, you listened to their voices
Lilting like a river over underground
And the light from downstairs
Came up soft like daybreak
Dimly as the heartache of a lonely child

And if you cant remember a better time
You can have mine, little one
In days to come, when your heart feels undone
May you always find an open hand
Take comfort wherever you can, you can, you can

And oh-oh its strange place
And oh-oh everyone with a different face
But just like you thought when you stopped here to linger
We’re only as separate as your little fingers

So cry, why not, we all do
And turn to one you love
And smile a smile that lights up all the room
Follow your dreams, in through every outdoor
It seems that’s what we’re here for

And when you can’t remember a better time
You can have mine, little one
In days to come when your heart feels undone
May you always find an open hand
Take comfort, there is comfort, take comfort wherever you can,
You can, you can,

-Deb Talan, "Comfort"-