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New Year's Eve Alone
by Alison McKenzieIve never spent one alone
No champagne glass
No toast to the blessings of the coming year
No midnight kiss
Just a pity party for one
I know I am not unique
I know I am not the only human who was alone
When the strike of the new year rang out
I know that, alone in my apartment,
I was joined by countless others
Sitting alone in their apartments
Singing for no one
Toasting nothing
Kissing thin air
Im nearly certain they didnt perish
Nor did I
Though I ached from living
Its ok, really.
I dont feel any different, really.
It was just another evening alone;
Just another winter storm to blanket the world
With a new innocence;
Just another frosty breath expelled
Into the wonder of my presently cold universe.
Its just a season
And it will pass.
01/02/2004 Author's Note: New Year's Eve alone sucked!! But I lived to tell...LOL
Posted on 01/02/2004
Copyright © 2025 Alison McKenzie
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Michele Schottelkorb on 01/02/04 at 08:35 AM "this too shall pass"... you did make it, and lived to write this very real poem... blessings to you and your coming year... |
| Posted by Richard Trotter on 01/02/04 at 09:28 AM an enjoyable read, which I can relate to . |
| Posted by Max Bouillet on 01/03/04 at 08:23 PM You should have let me know... you could've come over to my house. Probably would not have wanted to. Both my sons were sick. I spent most of the night with Lysol and a mop. I coulda used some help! All kidding aside, this was a very sad poem and I hope things get better for you in the upcoming year. |
| Posted by Ginette T Belle on 01/09/04 at 02:46 AM i liked this... |
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