The Lonely

Ah - see them there, the lonely.
See her sitting there
Among the crowd, with the people,
Yet alone and lonely .
See him walking there
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 scard,
Scared lest anyone
See their loneliness
And take pity on them.
So they hide their loneliness
Behind a facade 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 what they are
And not for what they seem to be.
See them there - the lonely :
See them and notice - the lonely .