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I Drink Alone

To hide my glossy, bloodshot eyes;
To keep the damage to a minimum.
I am a hermit, incapable
of human communication;
isolated in the armchair of my study.

I drink alone
to drown my miserable memories
that haunt every waking hour;
the tick of the grandfather clock
screams in my ear.
I am a ghost to everyone around me.

I wallow in self pity,
while inspired people erect
skyscrapers around me.

I drink alone,
because I am alone.

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  • AllYoullNeverHave
    April 13, 2007

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    Awww, how sad. Very nice job with this poem, though. Very well written. I know what it's like to just want to curl up and hide... Good job with this. Thanks for entering. Good luck.