In Solitude...

A glass of red wine spent

Recalling life's events

Crowded in my skin

In Solitude

Relishing a melody of lament

Drifting through my window

Gliding in uninvited

In solitude

Last night I cried out loud

For the sake of hearing a sound

Though I did not hear me

In solitude

Gawking at my naked fear

Of living a life unseen

Yearning to belong

In solitude

I woke up in the evening

Read a book out loud

My voice wavering

In Solitude

As the heroine yearned

In an isolated crowd

To be loved

In solitude

I walked around naked

In my new home

My skin in flames

In solitude

Every molecule of air

Brushing against me

Scorched in vain

In solitude

It was raining that morn

When I came to life

My throat stinging

In solitude

I see no soul

I hear no breathing

I smell no skin

In solitude

I mourn not waking up

Next to my beloved

To warm my frozen hind

In solitude

Yet, I feel no cold

And life goes on

As I bury myself

In solitude.

Adapted from 'In Solitude'

by Deva De Silva.