The night is dark blue
Almost black
Except for one
White dragon eye
Wearing vaporous clouds
And I am alone

I say I want to be alone
Because I love this
Quiet with only
The music of
Insects and birds

I say I want to be alone
As cars flash their brights
All busy rushing home
From their bluegrass delights
While I work late nights

I say I want to be alone
Awake with my memories
The grey speckled house
The small single cement step
The late nights
Playing outside
While family sat in
Old lawns chairs
Enjoying the sweet
Spring, fall, or summer evenings

I say I want to be alone
And it is partially true
Because I cannot undue
Time’s wicked will
By rewinding its
Stubbornly fast wheel

I say I want to be alone
Because I do not know how
To be any other way
Even in the day my eyes stray
Off, up, and away
In daydreams and memories