Weekends alone
Evenings at home watching television
Holidays to personally selected destinations
Choosing your own clothes
To buy the latest “whatever”
Selfishly robbing Peter to pay Paul
No reason to plan for the future
Tortured dreams, estranged from laughter
This is...
Gazing at a photograph upon a wall
Lingering glances in shopping malls
A girl on a bus with a face that “looks like home”
A heart that breaks so easily
Music to lay your sole bear
Tears rolling down cheeks
Sad reminisences of a happy childhood
Cuddles from Mother and Gran
This is...
Frightened of your own shadow
Insecure about your age
Worring about your health
Hardly a thought for others
Never without the radio on
Voluntary work
Working long hours
Glad when Christmas is over
This is... loneliness defined.
Antony May (1/1/06)