Alone

Smiles only seal the deal when answers are unknown.
The phone is ringing endlessly; I guess that you’re not home.
Slanting light reminds me that time continues on.
Shadows simply show me that what we had is gone.
Alone is only lonely when you add a why.
Questions never help us they only make us cry.
We’re all soldiers in a war that isn’t being fought,
all buyers of a product that can’t ever be bought.
All players in a game that only death can win,
we’ll all sit on spinning barstools, eating peanuts, drinking gin.
Leaves are floating down, falling from the weeping willow.
Tears are leaking now, leaving stains upon my pillow.
Standing in a crowded place with people passing by.
Standing on the street, alone, yearning for the sky.

Reviews

[Ken Yen]

omg ~ Alone is only lonely when you add a why ~ brilliant! truly.

there is excellent wisdom in your words. this poem doesn't tell me what i should think or feel, it just guides me to its conclusion. i enjoyed this read very much.

[Sujash I. Purna]

you have a deep philosophy here. I can not help noticing that you're a loneliness sufferer too. Your poetry must have been a great solace I hope. This is a lovely poem.