Life's Promise Still Unknown Poem by Kurt Philip Behm

I didn't ask to be alone,
but I've always been alone

Living within the shadows,
that in time became my home

I never asked to be alone,
but I've always been alone

Each day a drifting footprint,
among endless stepping stones

I didn't ask to be alone,
but I've always been alone

Each night a stark reminder
of a dream that's never shown

I never asked to be alone,
but I've always been alone

The ending now upon me
—life's promise still unknown

(Villanova Pennsylvania: November,2017)