Alone

[Alone in] Laughter, lamenting the lost light,

you don’t want to be the forgotten, the lost cause, the missed flight. 

Reason runs thin when your sadness is bountiful,

ink runs red as you write,

over and over you must remember that you are beautiful.

[Alone when] All you see are strangers, and only you hear the silence,

a lengthy wait until you finally

hide the vampire, become the daydream of your nightmare.

Through this constant taking you walk,

time is a machine but still it fumbles, breaking,

you are not alone, just submerged in thought.

[Alone if] You are what is reflected in the shine of your shoes,

soulless as they are, you still carry your heart with you.

The words don’t have to be a revelation,

even if all you say are broken syllables,

you are here when you speak, we will hear your dedication. 

[Alone] So you lead yourself downwards,

if only a smile 

could communicate all that hurts.