Misery Needs Company

She should be sad

But she is only numb

Maybe she is dumbstruck

Or in denial

By this unforeseen misfortune 

 

She tries to block her thoughts 

Dull her sensations

And feel nothing

Lest she dive into depression


Only she still needs to battle

Against her ill fate

She is never a good fighter


She is under a cracked shelter

Torrential rain is leaking through

She is soaking wet and shivering

Who can hold up an umbrella for her

She is crying for company


By Shih-Fang Wang

From: United States