Suddenly Alone

Sitting in a crowded room,

yet seemingly alone.

While all my neighbors next to me

are playing on their phone.

Distracted as the world went by,

too busy for a glance,

when for all the world I hope

for one last fleeting chance.

To have, to hold, to contemplate,

the meaning of a smile.

To have you sitting next to me,

if only for a while.

Yet the moment came and went,

no courage for goodbye.

And to watch you walk away,

drew out a broken sigh.

Without the heart to chase you,

I pull out my cell phone,

to be another wanderer,

so suddenly alone.