Left Alone

Left Alone

The shutters rattle loudly.
The shop opens in darkness
Shadows cover empty shelves ,
Not yet filled.

A bus, with lights still on,
Crawls past an empty stop.
People stare through misty windows.

The light of an early riser
Throws a silhouette against a window.

Soft footsteps .

People walk as if afraid
Of waking blackened houses .

Couples have yet to speak.

The cars drive far apart.

The sigh of waking fills some mouths .

Some alone, some left alone ,
Sit and stare Into the hollow .
 
A day for some begins .
A night for some is endless

Left alone.