Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely

I wrote this poem based on the “Show Me the Meaning” video.

A siren pierces the dark, rainy night

The lights of the ambulance are flashing bright

In a hospital room, a young man does lie

But his soul’s in the hall, watching his body die

On a city bus sits another young man

He mourns for his lover, his head in his hands

With a flicker of hope, he imagines her near

But that hope goes away when she disappears

Suddenly, the monitor shows a flat line

The doctors rush in to save him in time

But they cannot revive him, try as they might

And his spirit walks peacefully into the light

A man watches a video, quite overcome

For he’s watching his father play ball with his son

He used to be happy when his father was alive

But pain replaced that happiness when his father died

A man walks alone in the pouring down rain

Thinking of the girl that caused him such pain

He tries to talk, but she keeps them apart

Why won’t she let him into her heart?

A man drinks coffee in a café

Remembering his sister, who passed away

He suddenly sees her running through there

But when he tries to touch her, she turns to air

Awhile later, those five men meet

And walk together down the street

Their pain and loneliness should disappear yet

As they walk side by side into the sunset

Ó 2000