Alone

Each day they pass by
The faces on the street
Even at night fall
When all are gone
I hear their footsteps
Echo on the pavement
Yet, I am alone

I see their smiles
Their laughter reverberates
In my mind
I see their lips move
They talk of friendship
I hear their words
Yet, I am alone

I see them
On the television screen
The perfect couples
With love glowing
In their eyes
My heart yearns
Yet, I am alone

Couples in the park
A testimony
That is really exists
Holding hands
Like children
Despite their age
Yet, I am alone

Surrounded daily
By their tiny
Familiar faces
Cooking, cleaning
Making their lives
More comfortable
Yet, I am alone

Every day
He comes home
From work
His self inflicted duty
Always there
But never there
Yet, I am alone

My heart pounds
Till I feel it will burst
Our bodies covered
With beads of sweat
They say it is
The touching of souls
Yet, I am alone

My ears ring from
The voices of thousands
Mingling together to form
A deafening roar
Their faces all different
But the same
Yet, I am alone

Will I forever be
Alone amidst the crowd?

...............................CAT
.............................© 11/1/98

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