Desolate Desires

Alone and lonely
Time flies by but I feel every secluded minute


Loud silences and long-drawn pauses
The essence of existence


Every breath feels laborious ... so quiet and indignant
I hold my breath to feel some exigency 


I watch the world go about their lives
so rushed, so impatient and aloof


I wonder if they see me by my window
a tear at a time...I feel its warmth on my skin


I yearn a touch, a voice to banter
Savored moments of joyous fun 


I turn on the TV and let the voices drown my thoughts
Happy faces dot every screen


Soon you'll be here ... my hopes will take wings encore

But they'll be shattered not long before you're gone again.