Hollowed Happiness

by Dreamcatcher

He was sitting by the window
With a cigarette and a beer.
Watching the city live life on the edge…
The daylight had receded
Electric lights making way,
The breeze was strong
The rain lashed against the window pane.

She was standing in the kitchen
Preparing a meal for three.
The loyal house pet watching the dinner preparations intently…
She had worked all day
To make this meal perfect,
The spread she planned
Was thought over repeatedly.

The little one sat in her room
Preparing a gift for him.
Hoping to render it with a priceless touch…
She carved it out of wood
Perfecting it through the day,
She wanted it to be extraordinary
All she waited for was a smile.

He sat recollecting the last forty years
As he sipped the last drop of the pint.
Knowing fully that he had achieved his dreams…
He felt a void
An unbearable emotional pain,
He was trying hard to overcome the feeling
But in vain.

He knew he had everything
She knew she did her best.
All the little one prayed for was one more mark in the school test…
He knew she did her best
He knew the little one was exceptional.
She knew he lacked the spirit
All the little one waited for was a smile.