Surrounded by so many yet so alone

Surrounded by so many yet so alone,

For they've never really been there when you need them, 

They expect you to be by their side in their moments of mayhem.

"What happened?",they ask

"Is everything okay?",they ask

But they never bother to see beyond the mask, 

They fail to see beyond the fake smile and the momentary laugh, 

They have always seen your sane half.

Everything they think they see,

Isn't everything there is to you. 

They don't care,they don't have time to spare,

They don't see you sigh,they don't see you cry,

They don't see you frown,they don't see you falling down, 

They really don't care,they don't have time to spare. 

Friends is what they call themselves,

They vow to stand by your side,

But leave your back when life begins to slide. 

No matter how many of them you've known,

At the end of the day,surrounded by so many yet so alone.

Author's Note

Poem the first haha.
PS: A few lines kinda sound more depressing than they actually are.

Reviews

[Roland Petrov]

Einstein said something like "It's strange to be so well known and yet to feel so alone." I particularly like the repetition of the first line in the last line. I also really like your idea of the sane side; it takes a special kind of friend to share the insane side with.

[Kshitij Gupta]

Oh well I wasn't aware of that wow!
Thanks for passing by :)

[JayceeC]

Not bad at all. This has a great flow to it. And the message, well yes, there are those who say they're friends, but who never really take the time. Of course, I think as adults, we are less likely to be open with people, so it's harder to break into the inner circle of trust.

[Nethi]

This is soo true.loved it :)

[Kshitij Gupta]

Yes, thanks :)

[St.Quin]

This is quite a good piece, the last lines explained a lot about the poem. I like how your creativity reflected a saddening thought about reality, or perhaps, we share the same thought about this matter.

[Kshitij Gupta]

Thank you!
Ah yes, maybe we do :)

[Divya]

Very nice one and depicts truth of life. I dont know poetry basics but main matter is very nice. Keep it up read other works and search on web u will find many detauls. Keep it up

[Kshitij Gupta]

Thanks :)
Sorry for the late reply tho, been pretty busy lately haha.

[Confuser]

Kshitij: My goodness your first poem and it's fantastic!! You have a load of talent. Very well done. The flow wasn't perfect, but so what, the content was so packed full of emotion and truth, I truly love the poem. Friends, true friends will never leave you alone. The images of sadness is vivid and hope your friends read this and think...the character is you! Great work. Dale

[Kshitij Gupta]

Thanks dale :)

[Confuser]

You're welcome!!!

[Mara]

Wow im new to poetry myself and this poem is really amazing, especially since its your first poem
Great Job!
Thank you for sharing :)

[Kshitij Gupta]

Thank you for reviewing :)

[KanaDream]

I know this feeling on a personal level. i have to listen to so many 'friends' tell me all about their boo hoos and I try to help them feel better yet the one time I actually reached out and asked for help I got a 'It's only hormones. Chill.'

I have yet to find any 'real' friends and, call me negative if you will (I won't believe it), but I wonder if 'real' friends even exist.

Congratulations on writing a poem that hits the mark for so many people. Look. See up there? You made me rant. :D That means it was awesome.

Keep Dreaming ^^

[Kshitij Gupta]

Thank you so much mate. Appreciate it :)

[Larry Davis]

This is a poem that directly focuses on the issue of fake friends great write.

[Larry Davis]

This is a poem that directly focuses on the issue of fake friends great write.