Loneliness

Sorrow is greatest

Not when eyes pour forth

A flood of crocodile tears

But when a little drop

Loath to leave its shelter

Hangs on to the lashes

Glittering like a little diamond

Life is loneliest

Not when you sit all alone

And think a million thoughts

But when one harsh word

Cuts you off from the world

Hurting those you love best

And leaves you in black despair.