Just Alone

I was a young boy many years ago,

Never understood but felt terrified of love.

At some point, I knew I would fall,

Helpless to control, it would just happen.

 

I thought I was saved,

Now I cry alone.

He said he'd love me to the end,

Seeing me happy was his cherished goal.

 

His arms around me, now a memory,

I must hold myself now.

Now that I'm older,

No arms around me, no hand to hold.

 

I feel unwanted,

Destined to dance alone.

Past hurts linger,

Casting shadows on today.

 

Is it me, or something else?

Loneliness is all I know.

Days pass, as does time,

Life feels empty, no light to shine.

 

Like a product on a store shelf,

I feel past my sell-by date.

 

I ask the question,

Will I ever find love,

Or grow old alone?

 

Like that product on the shelf,

My sell-by date gone.

 

Love seems to touch only a few,

And may never grace my life.