"Taste the Alone"

“Taste the Alone”

(Tom Entrican 8/20/2023)

Alone has a flavor that lasts the whole day

No matter how long you chew it, it won’t go away

You taste it each morning as you start to wake

Till evening you gnaw it like grizzled old stake

Alone does not lend itself to everyone’s taste

Some feel alone is where folks go to waste

Though there are those who like it, the solitude

And not one witness if you have a bad mood

Having people around can be lots of fun

But the trash they all leave will leave you undone

Alone you can reason and form all your thoughts

And the nightmares that pull the nerves so taught

A visit or two can often bring smiles

But after they’ve gone, alone is your style

Who needs conversation to center their mind?

We have plenty of people to yell at on line

Should my mind crack like my old rocking chair

And the gremlins take what is left of my hair

As I start to expire the answer is near

On my cheek is where Alone has left its tear