by Colin Ward

Created on: August 26, 2008   Last Updated: September 02, 2008

How can I be lonely?
A dark sentinal on the moor,
Ankles clawed by the sodden gorse,
And cold from winter's store.

How can I be lonely?
Like a leaf upon the sea,
Hoping for some friendly shore,
To come and take pity upon me.

How can I be lonely?
Wide eyed exhibit in a zoo,
I see them all smiling at me,
But they're just not getting through.

How can I be lonely,
A train upon the track,
A lonesome journey to the end,
From which I'll never come back.

How can I be lonely?
A vessel tied to the quay,
The passengers wait upon the dock,
But my gangplank can't be seen.

How can I be lonely,
It doesn't make any sense,
I have my family around me,
But this feeling won't relent.

How can I be lonely,
I guess it's down to me,
Unless I let my drawbridge down,
Never will I be free.

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