Who

Who are the lonely?

who sleep when sleep escapes

who tear apart a future

"What would have been." in shapes

Who are the lonely?

those bodies on the bench

mumbled phrases ticking

begging clouds to drench

Who are the lonely?

walking in a crowd

seeking pleading no one

eyes so bright and loud

Who are the lonely?

they can carry on

but not as one who accepts life

just doing as they've always done

We are the lonely

who begged God to hold them

but as the midnight whispered

from silence answers stemmed

I am the lonely

I ask that you realize

we've all walked in lonely

and lonely has no guise

Lonely meets us all

takes us by command 

it speaks when we won't listen

and promises us its hand

"Marry me." says lonely

"I will never leave."

and as you almost answer

your stubborn strength will cleave

You'll shake it angry growl

and demand that it would go

and as it leaves you'll understand

that lonely helped you grow