Solo by Chad S Sides

I stand alone

Watching the rain splash on my skin

The stars long since gone

The sun just barely a memory not yet an anticipation

I hug myself hanging on to my little scrap of warmth

I stand in the dark cold and wet

The afterthoughts to my emptiness

Hoping for that light to come on

Wishing the door would open

But knowing I am not needed

Believing I am not wanted

Not expecting to be invited out

You knew me once I think you've forgotten

I stand alone

The thoughts of one stuck in my mind

One that I long for but have been denied

I begin walking unsure of my direction

As my thoughts continue to plague me

But accepting my solitude