Tag: lonely
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Lonely
Lonely is not in your head It’s in your gut If you’ve felt it you know . When the feeling in your stomach Makes you double over That’s loneliness . When the feeling in your stomach Makes you cry in pain That’s loneliness . If you are merely alone If you are missing someone you…
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I Saw You Walking In The Rain
I saw you walking in the rain Your raincoat says you planned it Walked out the door in the pouring rain Not to get anywhere, just to walk . Likely a young mother Which is normal in this neighborhood But no dog on a leash Which is not . What compelled you to walk now…
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Quiet
Somewhere between sunset and sunrise We exist, brothers and sisters, In our nether world Shared with more productive denizens Servants of the light dwellers Police and trash collectors And tough waitresses at bad diners They inhabit the world because they have a purpose We inhabit it because we have none . The quiet is a…
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Cold and Alone
Image by Hong daewoong from Pixabay . I don’t ride in the cold Because I’ve had to ride in the cold . Past darkened, brooding buildings Full of oblivious, sleeping people Past the darkened warehouses Past the darkened firehouse . The cold cuts me . Traffic lights cycle Green, Yellow, Red Meaningless. I am the…
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Inside Looking Out
The rain Saturates the air Puts a glaze on the street Traffic lights shine through the murk Diffused, but somehow brighter Red, Yellow, Green The lack of clarity The air, moist and thick Amplifies the sound Diesel engines snorting Buses picking up and dropping off Trucks trundling through their rounds Brakes squealing Gears grinding The…