Dylan Holt Poet Free verse

Lonely

Lonely people need me.

   They grin at my presence and rejoice when they hear my name.

  I bring them company in the best of ways,
             I lend out my ears for days to let them relieve the pressure,  
                   weighing heavy upon their chest. 

  Lonely people love me because i give the best advice,
           I come when called, 
                ask no questions,
                      tell no lies.
 
   They need to hear what they're worth, 
           so i say unto them there is no price bountiful enough for their lives.
 
   Accompanied people are jealous of my ways,
           seeing as I have the power of speech and the presence of the lonely.
                   Yet I belong to neither side.

    I call and call but no one comes, 
           i ask and do not receive,
                 nobody lends my soul the ears of compassion or friendship.

     I am virtually surrounded by people, 
            yet when I fall, a hand I am not offered.
                 When i scream, a response is not heard.
                       And when i cry, no shoulder is presented.

   I need the lonely people to accompany me on a journey of speech and thought,
               for I need the feel of others.

   I despise the accompanied, 
        because they take the companionship they have for granted.

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Skat A June 25, 2016 at 10:49 PM DYLAN, enjoyed reading your poem, thank you for sharing your thoughts through words. *SKAT*

Vicky Tsiluma November 10, 2012 at 4:25 AM Poignant write Dylan! When we are surrounded by friends it can be easy to take them for granted. It's when we are alone that we begin to value that which we had not valued. Well written!

Carol Sunshine Brown October 29, 2012 at 5:01 AM A warm welcome to PoetrySoup I offer to you this morning Dylan. I wish for you the best in your writing endeavors whatever they may be. Hoping you find even more inspiration by reading some of the poetry written here by other poets. Thank you for sharing your writing with us. Love, Carol

October 28, 2012 at 8:49 AM I need the lonely people to accompany me on a journey of speech and thought, for I need the feel of others. True one cant make it alone lovely poem my king Dylan Holt October 29, 2012 at 1:59 AM Thanks, i just let then come out as they will... my king? if you dont mind my asking, where did that come from? no offense.