It Creeps....

Loneliness is catching,
it just creeps up on you

One minute you’re with friends you know,
the next it’s just you two

And right before you realise
that number’s down to one,

within an instant -all can change
and what was there- has gone.

You thought your life was full and fine-
each moment filled with action,

but when the times are quiet and still
you find you need distraction.

So filling silent moments with false gaiety and laughs,
ignoring signs that tell you to take care,

you carry on as if you never feel the  slightest fear
that soon, there will be no one left to share

To listen to your hopes and plans
for future days ahead,

surrounded by the ones you love….
but looking round instead,

you see the room is empty, the blinds pulled down and closed,
your thoughts just echoes in this  empty space.

All comfort gone , no lasting touch of solace on your heart,
a hollow void is all that’s left in place

Too late to reach out for that hand that  once was held outstretched,
but pride turned you away without  regret.

Each offer  made was cast aside whilst  ego held you high,
all semblance of a friendship lost and never to be met.

So now alone, your thoughts unheard, uncommented, unsaid,
the air around you now takes on a chill.

Too late to start again and try to draw  in friends anew,
you learn to live with loneliness until….

The quiet stops, the clocks don’t chime, the phone will never ring,
your smile stays fixed, your eyes a shade  too bright

The daytime hustle fills the hours and cloaks you with ‘pretend’
and loneliness creeps back to join you… every night.