The nervous haze around my heart and bones
Makes me question every place my brain goes

Tying my tongue tight into knots
Surrounded by strangers I'm feeling so lost

There's always a few who go out of their way
To make you feel safe and hear what you have to say

You can smell a lonely person in the air
Waft them towards you and show them you care

We all take port in foreign places
Alone in new worlds not of our own

Empathy is human making
Feeling for those who are alone

E.Poe
*Dec 2013