Hollow man

He stood there in the dark of night

holding forth a torchlight

staring into the dark

all that could be heard was a bark

of a dog in the neighbour's yard

yet there he stood still in the dark.

He kept on holding on to the light

as it flickered in the ground

he did not flash it towards the sound

of what could be steps on the marshes

he just kept on standing still

never moving, never flinching

just a man in the dark of night.

Lost was he in the death of the night.

Or was he looking for a sight?

one could not tell but wonder

was he a man or a dead soul

standing forth in this ungodly hour?

Searching for something in the night 

Like the rest of the souls wandering the streets

Looking for a familiar thing lost

That was once their's to keep.