How do you
Forget the pain,
And the unending shame
Of standing all alone?
One in a big crowd,
Nevertheless,
Singled out;
Nobody to reach out to,
Nobody to help you through,
When all around you
Is a sea of hate;
How do you forget?
And what even
Are you meant to reject
From that gory past?
When all along,
Right through till now,
That has been
Your life’s song –
Alone
An ode, to a lone soul
Relegated
To a bottomless hole.

Disclaimer: The title of this verse has been chosen to reflect the meaning of that phrase, which is “Lone Soul”; neither the title, nor the verse itself refer to the votive image in Catholicism.

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