One by one they go away
No one ever seems to stay
They come and go in this town
The RAAF move them all around
And I am here all alone
My friends; the computer and the phone
I really need some human contact
Which my own life just seems to lack
A call, a hug, a cup of tea
Someone to spend some time with me
I try so hard to make new friends
But the contact very quickly ends
No one seems to have the time
In me, no one wants to confide
Sometimes the heart-ache makes my cry
And I sit here and I wonder why
In this busy world we are so alone
Lonely hearts, without a home
Author notes
RAAF is pronounced RAF rhymes with RAT! and means Royal Australian Air Force.
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I feel the same way all the time. I'm a little old-fashioned. I don't put as much importance on accomplishment as I do on enjoying family and friends. I could very easily just sit and watch the clouds roll by with a good friend for the rest of my life and not consider it poorly spent. Most of my friends are so obsessed with making money, they never have time to just sit and relax. Fortunately, there are a few who do. L.A. is also a very transitory place. A lot of good friends have moved away over the years. I've always wished we could create a community of loved ones as we live of all the people we've known and loved, but the world scatters us, particularly in military towns like yours. Sorry to hear about this sadness in you. Your spirit and humor hide it well. Please consider me a friend you can depend on.
Mark
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Crap!! No you've made me cry. All I want to do is go out to the movies or a coffee with some of them, but they either never ring back or too busy or excuses excuses. No even has time to come over for dinner anymore. I guess I'm just hanging out for some adult company, but I'm rather particular about who I hang out with. I hate the whole 'hang out and gossip' stuff so often get on better with men than women, probably why Alan and I are best friends. At least I get to see him once a fortnight.
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So lonely for forces wives miles from home and an ever shifting population. You get hurt so many times with promises of to keep in touch and in the end you keep from giving yourself. Fiends on here that you cannot touch are all that is left and even though you may feel close, it is not a real hug or a touch.
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I am not a RAAF wife, but live in a RAAF town and made the awful discovery after moving here that the wonderful friends I make suddenly up and leave, they are used to it, I am not, so am finding the gaps they leave a little hard to fill. I am at an inconvenient distance from other friends to catch up often and quite honestly, local people just seems too busy.
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i like this piece. thanks for sharing.
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