I was running, running scared <br />When I realised you no longer cared, <br />Something had made you change your mind, <br />Your eyes were cold, your heart turned blind, <br />You never spared a single thought <br />About the money or the gifts I'd bought, <br />I didn't want your gratitude, <br />No, not at all, but your attitude <br />Surprised me and I wondered why <br />I couldn't do anything else but cry. <br />I'd always been a lonely man - <br />It just turned out that way - I didn't plan <br />My loneliness, it simply came <br />And there wasn't anyone I could blame, <br />But when we met I thought at last <br />That solitude would be a thing of the past, <br />I was so happy, I felt more joy <br />Than I'd ever felt since I was a boy! <br />I didn't understand love could end, <br />That I would be left without a friend. <br />At least you might just say 'Goodbye' <br />Even if you won't tell me the reason why. <br />But your heart is harder than a stone, <br />Indifferent as an old, dry bone, <br />I know you won't answer if I phone <br />And I understand I am ALONE.<br /><br />John Thorkild Ellison<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/alone-955/