Dedicated To Loneliness

Loneliness, I need not speak a word To inform you of my wretched pain, All through the night your vigil you keep Hearing my heart call to Love, in vain; Sensing my distress, you warn the dawn To tap gently at my window pane You know me so well, my heart's a book You've read many times, with empathy; Steadfastly you watch, come rain or shine, You stand at your post most faithfully; I feel your presence in the darkness When tears blind my eyes mercilessly In a moment of false bravado, Foolishly, I pushed you from my side When I believed Love had come to stay - A silly notion I now deride, Somehow you knew not to stray too far, And when you returned, how we both cried! Come, Loneliness, let's call it a night, I'll discard these dreams, then we'll go home, Once again we'll amble, side by side, I have you..... there's no reason to roam, Tonight I'll raise my glass in a toast: To you, friend, I dedicate this poem!