Dare To Be Alone

I was alone even among the multitude;

No one had feelings for me, 

No one wept for me in my distress.

And no one stood by me in peril.

I was alone to fight my life.

The victory followed me on the way,

Unwonted delight chilled my heart.

I dreamt of applause and genuine smiles.

It’s a stroke of mere luck, many derided.

I was alone to celebrate my victory.

Miseries pulled me down,

Robbing me of my hopes and strengths.

I aspired for the bounty of generous hearts

And the smiles of solacing hearts, 

But I was just alone to witness my bitter destiny.

The world portrayed many such lives

Before the reality of my sight.

Nothing was different for them

Except that they had benefactors.

I was again left alone in my agonies.

The silence of a grave caught my attention,

Many thronged to console its denizens.

Tears were shed as customary, 

Flowers were offered extravagantly, 

And I wasn’t alone to see the mockery.

There, the realization opened my insight;

As the advent is alone, the return too shall be thus.

I might be everything for many

But the return shall be alone

And you shall leave like an open grave.

So, dare to be alone.