Saturday, September 11, 2021

loneliness

you see the loneliness 
in their eyes.
in the way they walk
towards home.
you see it in their faces
as the bus goes
by. 
fatigue
in the smear of windows
behind the cold fall
of rain.
you see it in men at bars,
nursing drinks
until three a.m., in the women
with their children
pushing forward.
you see the loneliness
in the teachers, the long day.
the traffic cop.
the whores in lipstick
walking
the plank each night.
you see it the salesman,
the maids,
the shopkeepers, the priests
in black.
each one alone,
in the end.
you see it in each 
and everyone,
and in your own face as
you stand before the mirror.

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