Harmonica

Harmonica
An instrument 
of sad hobos, 
cowboys, 
prisoners, 
and loners everywhere, 
you wail the heartache of 
lost love, 
lost horizons, 
and long lost freedom. 
You become the lips, 
voice, 
soul - 
the very essence
of the lives of the lonely
when they need you.
Calling a dingy pocket a home, 
and a loner your only friend, 
you continue crying out the
sad, sad songs 
without a single complaint. 
I thank you -
for the understanding companionship.