It's Sad to be Alone

January 1, 2015

It's sad to be alone

Especially when you're

Not alone at all.

You're sitting there

The TV's on

Yet it's set on mute

Your sister comes in

You ask a couple of questions

Hoping to strike up a pleasant conversation

Her reply: "Too much"

Then she leaves in exacerbation

Much to my frustration.

Alone again

In silence ubiquitous

I sit there pondering

What I did to deserve this.

My mind's eye is drowned

In a flurry of scenes

Whose overarching theme

Is clear: You do deserve this.

For in my younger and more

vulnerable years

I was a sullen wreck

I kept aloof

At my sister's expense

At every kiss

Caress

Hug

And plea

And boy do those pleas

Still haunt me in my dreams,

Pleas to stay

Pleas to accompany

Pleas to spend time

Watching movies

And play Monopoly

I point blank refuse

And sought refuge in my room.

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