All Alone

we

all carry within us

what no other knows

both joy and pain

love, sorrow and hope

the sun rises and sets

the clouds come and go

still

surrounded by people

we all end up alone

born with the need

to belong with another

the struggle to be whole

held together as one

alone

can eat you alive

so we struggle

each day to survive

we smile and we cry

we dare and we dream

count the years that pass by

remove the heart from our sleeves

depending

a weakness

a poisonous disease

a spreading flaw

to admit that you need

hide it from exposure

hide it at all costs

keeping composure

absorbing what’s lost

society

begs you

insists you are strong

capable to stand solely

a soldier standing alone

we are daily prepared

for our last, final breath

we are

alone

when we’re born

and will be

as we meet death