The Lonely

Ah – See them there, the lonely.

See her sitting there

Among the crowds, with the people,

Yet alone and lonely.

See him walking

Along the shadowed path

With people on all sides,

Yet alone and lonely.

They walk alone,

Lonely for companionship,

For a true friend;

Yet they are scared,

Scared lest anyone

See their loneliness

And take pity on them.

So they hide their loneliness

Behind a façade of happiness

Pretending they are not

Alone and unhappy.

Yet they cry, though not aloud,

To be noticed and liked

If only for a time.

To be liked for who they are

And not for who they seem to be.

See them there – the lonely

See them and notice – the lonely.