The Hollow Man

The hollow man
An island in a sea of emotion
Deserted and bare

The hollow man
Neither birth nor death
Fortune nor trial
Can make him feel

The hollow man
A wall in a storm of emotion
Worn and weathered
But not yet breached

The hollow man
He can pretend
He can try
But inside
He is a hollow man

Bare of emotion
Uncaring of anything
He is a hollow man
And hollow he will remain

Alone

Alone after so long
Safe from the sea of emotion
Peace and calm is all there is

Alone after so long
There are no births, no deaths
No fortunes, no trials
To steal his peace and calm

Alone after so long
Sheltered from the storm
Battered by emotion no more
Safe, peaceful, and calm

Alone after so long
He casts away his mask
He can be himself
But inside
He finds he is not a tinman after all

He finds he is not bare of emotion
He cares
He is not a hollow man
He is no longer alone