Try Sipping This Poem by RIC BASTASA

ADVICE TO A LONER

I will attempt not to
misspell
loneliness

at any rate let me inform you
that i have always
correctly spelled it during those times
of extreme depression

to spell it correctly
i need to see a flower
blooming in the desert
that i created myself
and since someone asks
for its scent
i have to make the necessary concoctions

it could be jasmine
or cherry perhaps but i know it all depends on me
and my
way of imagining people and places

colors spring from the rods in my eyes
and scents are sensed by the sensory of my nose

if you are lonely
why not join me in my cup of tea

sip this
it is good for your tongue.