When you left
The lights went out
On the other side of the world
And in the gloom of the living room
I thought of you
Alone, in a hospital bed
No longer vivid, like you were
In younger days
In lab-coat times with vials of hope
Jetting around the world,
Gleaming eyes as you spoke
I thought of you
As you used to sit in your chair
Dog at your feet, the morning newspaper
Sliding to the floor
A much deserved sleep.