Loneliness

Salma Hadi-St. John, 11

My friends are all gone

My life has disappeared

Into a new world of loneliness

It is just my family and I

Loneliness is like a tree in the desert

The only cat in town

A star stuck in space

A speck of dust in the air

Loneliness is when you are the only one

At your birthday party

When you sit on the steps of your porch

On a dark rainy day

It feels like I am trapped inside

Waiting for people to come

Watching the clock on the wall

Scratching the door like a dog

But sometimes you just have to fight

Loneliness

You can’t be alone everyday

When I wake up today

It is the start of a new day

We can be a force together

We just need to reach out for each other

Feeling happiness again