Alone Poem by Maya Reid

I’m at a party
In a room full of people
They’re chatting, laughing, having fun
I’m sitting in a room full of people
And yet I’ve never felt so alone
And I just want to run away
Find myself a hideaway
But I’m in a room full of people
Where do I go to feel like I’m not alone
I haven’t the foggiest idea
So it begins to rain inside my head
Tears well up in my eyes
I try to blink them away
But a single tear escapes and rolls slowly down my cheek
Here comes another – the first refuses to be alone
I wipe at them furiously
Clawing at my face
Get the remains of these tears away from me
And when they have subsided
The music is once again the only thing that fills my brain
And it is safe to open my eyes again
I do, and my gaze meets yours
I see my pain mirrored in your eyes
The way your hair falls down, hiding your face
I don’t remember moving
Yet suddenly I am next to you
And we are talking
Really talking
For, whoever you are, gentle stranger,
You speak the language of my spirit
You understand my soul
You hear the words between my words
And I can say the same for you
Now we’ve come to know each other
Know the faces that lay underneath the paints and masks
And those rambling, babbling people have vanished
Leaving in this huge, empty, cavernous room
Two specks of dust turned into people
You and me
And I can’t even remember
Feeling alone
All the darknesses, pains, and fears
Like those partying people, have disappeared
And though its just you and me
Inside that big empty room
I feel like my soul is radiating a warm, warm light
And I know you feel that way too
Because it’s nice to have someone to talk to
It’s great having someone who knows the true meaning of friendship
And knowing that you’re not alone
Is the most wonderful feeling there is.