ALONE

You revel from feast to feast

Your voice is loudest in their midst

You boast of your thriving camaraderie

You are celebrated by all and sundry

You are accompanied by the strongest and the toughest

When the day is over and the night begins to crawl in

You are surrounded by all your worries

Your heart is heavy with discontent

Your mouth sour from too much wine

You nurse your deepest pains in silence

You ponder your day in sobriety

You suddenly realize that all along it’s been just you on this lonely road