Sandra Martyres - Loneliness

Humans were created
To be related
To stay united in families
And for the families to live
Harmoniously in communities
It happened systematically in the past
When dependence levels were high
And relationships were made to last
Now older people look back and sigh
For today things have changed
Each individual is an island unto himself
Considered capable of meeting his own needs
Both temporal and intellectual

There are jobs, books and the media
To educate him and keep him busy
There are restaurants and fast food joints
To cater to every pocket and palate
Bars, night clubs, theatres and all else
To entertain him but after that - what
Every man and woman needs to return home
To people who value and care for him or her
This is what is really beginning to disappear

The resultant sense of loneliness is a killer
Here is where people lose out
Staying in the perennial rat race
Looking for more material comforts
And that illusive state of mind
Commonly referred to as their own space
Societal recognition is their only ambition
Selfishness takes over and they are
Unable to stay connected to each other
Broken homes strained relations
Are not uncommon thereafter
Is this the way we want to stay?

Sandra Martyres

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/loneliness-190/