Alone
Each night I walked by the sea.
Many people also walked but not with me.
He sat alone a young man.
Who looked at nothing but the sea.
He looked so sad, I began to wonder why.
What problems were going on in his head?
I wanted to stop and ask if I could help.
My legs would not stop, I walked on by instead.
Each night I walked this path by the sea.
Each night I saw this lonely figure but he did not see me.
Was he alone by choice or did circumstances dictate?
Had he lost the love of his life?
Maybe this love was already his wife.
Or some one he hoped would some day be his wife.
Loneliness is a state of the mind.
It is hard for the body to hide these feelings.
It is a time in ones life when all seems lost.
Your life and world has no meaning.
I related to this young man with strong feelings.
This path I had been many times before.
I had sat with my thoughts looking at the sea.
My eyes fixed on the distant shore.
Would I have let a stranger into my world of sorrow?
I do not think so not today, maybe tomorrow.
Tomorrow is here, I did not talk to this young man.
Who looked at nothing but the sea.
I now know I could not face the sorrow.
I looked at the water to see a reflection.
Of this young man that looked at the sea.
The only reflection I saw was a reflection of me.
By Ray