LONELY OLD MEN

LONELY OLD MEN


Only the lonely can know
What it’s to be alone,
With none to give you an ear
Whether you sigh or moan.

Though the world is always full
Of men, women, children;
You feel alone when others
Treat you as a burden.

Loneliness and old age have
A common attribute:
Often the one who suffers
Is weak, helpless and mute.

The pain of loneliness is
Writ large upon their face.
Old men’s eyes do not betray,
Of happiness, a trace.


• Written in abcb, 7-6-7-6 format
* Initially written as entry 494442 (now deleted) for "POEMS ABOUT AGEING" , POEMS ABOUT AGEING


M C Gupta
12 March 2007