"Together At Last?"

Together at Last?

Silence.
It's one of the most
Disquieting noise around.
No phone rings,
No mail to rip open.

You're so nice,
That's right, Nice.
Sweet, Caring, Gentle,
Handsome.

Alone. A great friend,
But alone. Why are you alone?
You're a Dream come true,
Or so they say.

Like art people admire,
But few desire.
Is something wrong?
With you?
With them?
Or, not at all?

Time will prove true,
They say.
How long can time
Tick on, alone?
We are social animals,
Not good alone.

People pass by, and that's
All -- pass by.
The silence is back.
You're alone,
Not again,
Just a mere continuation.

Do not fear, though, as you should not.
You are alone,
And not alone.
There is, they say,
Someone in the five
Billion for you.
Wait.

You are not alone;
You have patience to keep you
Company, for no one else
Will. Indeed, perhaps, you
Are...

Alone.


Reid Stanley
January, 1992