The Lonely Wanderer

Alone I wander through the streets accompanied with my thoughts

Upon the lonely roads I wander

Accompanied with the darkness of the night

A few passerbys here and there

Mostly in groups of twos

Engrossed in their deep conversations

Sounds of laughter and life

My wandering stops me at a bus-stop

Occupied already by a couple

In my solitude I crash their romantic rendezvous

Pretending as though they do not exist

I sit and stare into the darkness

A couple of cars passby

Like a deer caught in headlights I am

With so much bright light engulfing the darkness

I put on my hood to block me out of the world

Because I wanna be lost in my thoughts

Oblivious to the couple’s exit

My wandering mind wanders even farther

I think of what has been

What is and what should have been

I think about us;you and me

I think about the decisions we had to take

How hard it is to walk away

Am hurting but I won’t let you see

I refuse to give in to vulnerability

I refuse to be weak

So I fight back

A battle between my emotions and me

Here I am seated

For a moment the world stood still

Like only I existed

No pain no hurt just me

Here I am letting go

Of all there is and was

Here I am;the lonely wanderer.

Reviews

[Jessica Lynn Polley]

This poem really conveys the feeling you go through when a relation does not go well and it has a good flow. I really like the metaphors and the over all message breaks my heart. Great write.