A Solitary Chap



Living alone is something it takes a while to get used to

When most of life's been shared with friends or lovers who

Understood completely what it meant to live life together

Sharing fully all the goodness of going hand-in-hand forever



But now things have changed, and no longer do I find myself

Sharing life so completely, for I now I find I sit upon a shelf

Where past relationships have put me, perched on the very top

Looking down below at the muddle which accumulated non-stop



But, perhaps - living such an extraordinary and solitary existence

Has become something quite usual, and even though I'm insistent

I'd like to share it with another who loves me and wants to be part

I'll not break down doors to do it anymore, for it's just too hard ...



- Tristram



Christopher W. Thomas

8:25am Sun. Feb.1st, 98 



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