Another lonely night 
I wait by the shores of my mind 
For a breeze to blow clear 
The staleness that lingers there 
Friends far and few 
From another lifetime 
I wonder about the retinue 
And the thing we use to do 
The smoke the drinks the laughter 
And all the things we were after 
As the door shuts quietly on the distance night 
Before the palatable hope subsides 
In the brief reprieve I hide   
From loneliness staring me in the eyes
Brian Kilpatrick
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/another-lonely-night-6/