Loneliness

I can't get away from the loneliness, It hangs over me like a cloud, It follows me like a stray, hungry dog, It waits for me in the crowd. It used to pant and claw at my door, I resisted, but I knew it would win, It found the key hidden under the mat And now it just lets itself in. The loneliness latched onto me A long, long time ago, I never could hide it - it's so obvious Like a blackbird in the snow. I've lived with loneliness so long It's become part of my physique, I watched as we grew old together, My loneliness and me. But, I'm already resigned to this fate, Looking over my life, I recall If it hadn't been for the loneliness I'd have no companion at all.