Alone in a Crowded Room

Bustling and in motion

The crowds of strangers and friends alike

Moves by, day in and day out

Yet how can it be

In this sea of faces and smiles

That one can feel so alone?

A smile, a penetrating stare

Only glances the surface

Of what is there

Buried deep within is

A fear, a hate, a sadness and despair

That rages within like a great battle,

Hollow, you feel,

When everything about you

Is good and warm

And you have no reason,

Yet you feel distant and cold

Inside the great ruined maze of your mind

Paralyzed by emotion and thought

A hand stretches out and breaks the barrier

But changing your life, to grab that hand

Is the hardest fight,

The tallest climb,

The longest run that you can ever make