Travelling Alone

Travelling alone

to some, a sorry sight

Travelling alone,

but who does he drink with at night?

Travelling alone

a table for one will do,

Travelling alone,

you're just glad that persons not you 

Travelling alone

how does he not get bored?

Travelling alone

maybe he just wants to cut the cord,

cut the cord on his normal life..

the people, the pressures, and all of the strife 

Maybe he just wants to step back and reflect,

to observe, and consider things, in retrospect 

In a world of expectations 

there's none when it's only you,

no others desires, needs, or wants..

to only yourself, you need to be true

Some may say it's selfish,

some may say it's strange,

some may even take pity,

and in conversation, they'll try to engage

But all in all, it's a choice,

just another way to reenergise,

before preparing to go back to the real world,

a real world that's sometimes easily despised 

Has the world gone mad?

Has the world gone mad?

Is there little left to lose?

How do you escape the idiocracy

When you've given up the booze

Money and power is king

The art of conversation, all but dead

Digital media is the new queen

Facebook likes go straight to your  head

In the street you get cut off,

pushed, smoked on, and shoved

When all you really want, all you really need is a hug

You're Facebook friends increase

And you're real life friends decline

You can never commit to that catch up, 

when there's just never enough time

People try to control your mind

Make you think a certain way

They try to own your ideas, your thoughts 

And all you ever get is dismay

You count your thoughts instead of sheep 

Then have to start all over again 

Did you count that one before?

All you really want is some zen

Living in 2018 can be hard

But much, much harder for some

We should never ever forget

The silent, the defeated ones

As we wake each day in hope

Let's remember just two things

To be true always to ourselves

And when things get tough, to give someone you love, a ring