Where Have I Gone? Poem by Boston Kelley

The darkness surrounds me, pulling me in
with its hopeless power.
I fall to the ground, my eyes welling with
sorrow. The tears beg to come forth like
a torrent; their desire for release rings
in my mind.
Oh, who am I that I suffer loneliness?
Who am I that I must endure such lovelessness?
My heart aches and yearns for affection,
yet it suffers heartbreak.
Oh, where, where is someone who loves me?
Why, oh, why must pain be within my reach?
Once has the earth moved round the sun,
and the same man stands in my place.
He is a lonely, broken man full of wounds;
so many mistakes has he made that he
cannot learn from them.
The dark clouds cover the sun of my mind
and they deliver their rain of pain.
What is my life that it must be this?
Where have I gone?