Love Poem: Alone
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Written by: Shaun Smith

Alone

How can someone cope with being alone, when the only thing they fear is just that?



You strive to be the best
Hoping you might be seen
Everyone that sees you, only sees the rest
Your destiny is to always be last

The loneliness eats you up inside
Hope dwindles and fades
Never good enough to be by someone’s side
The shallow pit of your grave is made

You hold onto fleeting hope
However, the resolve is gone
All you can ever do is mope
You know that it will not be long

Your thoughts turn dark
Wanting the peace of the dead
Happiness no longer your mark
Your aim turned towards your head

Life used to be grand
Always so full of glee
Than you fall and land
You tried to flee

Dreams of heaven turned black
Nightmares of hell become reality
Tortured like you are on the rack
Still you hold on valiantly

Hope is no longer real
Gone a long time ago
Love you no longer feel
You wish the pain would just go

Your heart hangs in shreds 
Tattered and torn apart
Bleeding in different shades of red
You were just never that smart

You try to show affection 
You almost welcome the pain
The most painful affliction
You wish you could stay sane

You give them your all
They laugh and mock
Watching you in agony fall
Till you land like a rock

Everyone says they care
Even though all you do is hurt
Lashing out at those who dare
To say that you are not dirt

There once was a time 
When they said I love you
Now you know it was just a line
There is nothing for you to do

Except there is one last thing left
Welcome the peace of the dead
Your life now clamed by the rift
Hopes and dreams never said

There is nothing left in life
Only broken dreams and hope
You give in to the strife
And hang yourself on the rope.