The Loner May '97-still Unfinished I'm in the midst of many, And yet I am alone. Of this great throng not any Are mine to call my own, Happy, smiling faces All around me spin. I enter many places, But never am let in. It is always thus with me. As I learned long ago, Mine is a lonely destiny; I am all I know. From those who would befriend me, I turn away in fear. And all the others that I see Never come too near. None have ever known my name; They know only what they see: A loner, playing her own game, Solitarily. Through the world I drift along Against the current's pull, Singing my heart's empty song, Yearning to be full. It is always thus with me. As I learned long ago, Mine is a lonely destiny; I am all I know. I want my lonely song to end, To fill my empty heart. But Pride won't let me need a friend, And Fear tears me apart. I can't admit what I've denied For so many lonely years. I can't tell them how much I've cried For someone to dry my tears. I'm afraid of letting someone in And being known too well. I'm afraid to show the fear within; I fear more than I can tell. It is always thus with me. As I learned long ago, Mine is a lonely destiny; I am all I know. .... ~Robin Rousseau Shadow Klaw |