Loneliness Poem by Lindy Jean Kleinhans

By LJK

I have had many a dark friend,
but none that can compare.
To the one that crawled into my heart,
of him you should beware.

I've played with madness, sat with pain
and had a drink with doubt.
But this one really got to me,
I couldn't play about.

I've danced with anger and remorse,
On common ground we stood.
But nothing could compare to him,
the feeling of what could.

I toasted life with guilt and shame,
and always sought remorse.
But this one came on faster than
a night on his black horse.

And finally when all was done,
I sang a song with hate.
For never in my wildest dreams,
would I sing a song with fate.

So there I was after all's gone home,
with nothing left to spare.
For in that silence with loneliness,
the only one to care.