Alone in a Room

Alone in a room, the walls are soft but his heart is hard.

He sits in silence

Not a word to be said, they wouldn’t listen to his ramblings 

He sits in silence

 

Alone to think, madness fills his thoughts

He sits in silence

 

Not wanting to see the world around him, giving up a long time ago

He sits in silence

 

Alone to see images and colors that make no sense

He sits in silence

 

Not allowed to be alone, cameras and windows around

He sits in silence

 

Alone to hear, things said with nothing to change

He sits in silence

 

Not able to right so many wrongs; pills, blades, guns, more

He sits in silence

 

Alone to feel madness

He sits in silence

 

Not willing to change who he is, insanity a comfort

He sits in silence

 

They don’t think of him

They don’t see him

They don’t hear him

They don’t value him

They don’t feel what he does

Alone in a room he created a child, drops a quarter in the almost empty can that sits in front of him as the child’s mother pulls him back to her side as they rush by.

He sits in silence