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Is it?—Too early for dinner, too late
For lunch. Eating alone is depressing:

Staring at an empty chair, chewing
Slowly, making dinner last all night
And skipping dessert because you

Have no one to share it with. No one
To share uncomfortable silences; to
Ask you how your food tastes; how

Your day was and what you’re doing
Tomorrow. Watching people around
You, enjoying their food, enjoying

Their conversations about how sad
You look eating by yourself; about
How nice it is to have someone to

Help fill the gaps between ordering
Appetizers and calculating the tip on
A cocktail napkin. Gratuitous glances

Over your shoulder: watching the door
For a quick glimpse of people walking
Hand-in-hand toward their table, not

Aware of your presence. Getting up
To leave and realizing you have no
One to wait for - no reason to hold

The door – so, you go home to an
Empty apartment and a refrigerator
Full of doggy bags and leftovers.
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Eating Alone

Contributed by StonedPoet777 on Wednesday, 18th December 2002 @ 04:20:00 PM in AEST
Topic: SadPoetry

Calling anyone today? What time
Is it?—Too early for dinner, too late
For lunch. Eating alone is depressing:

Staring at an empty chair, chewing
Slowly, making dinner last all night
And skipping dessert because you

Have no one to share it with. No one
To share uncomfortable silences; to
Ask you how your food tastes; how

Your day was and what you’re doing
Tomorrow. Watching people around
You, enjoying their food, enjoying

Their conversations about how sad
You look eating by yourself; about
How nice it is to have someone to

Help fill the gaps between ordering
Appetizers and calculating the tip on
A cocktail napkin. Gratuitous glances

Over your shoulder: watching the door
For a quick glimpse of people walking
Hand-in-hand toward their table, not

Aware of your presence. Getting up
To leave and realizing you have no
One to wait for - no reason to hold

The door – so, you go home to an
Empty apartment and a refrigerator
Full of doggy bags and leftovers.

Copyright Â© StonedPoet777 ... [ 2002-12-18 16:20:00]
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Re: Eating Alone (User Rating: 1 )
by OreO on Wednesday, 18th December 2002 @ 06:26:58 PM AEST
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Awww this is so sad....and yea it is very depressing to eat alone and do all these things alone.....i have found what's most depressing is when im out in public and i see people kissing, holding hands, and doing all that love stuff...that's what i find hard to cope with...it's very painful...thanks for sharing this one it gives one alot to think about...
.:*~*:.OreO.:*~*:.

Re: Eating Alone (User Rating: 1 )
by Jeff_Scott_Morehead on Wednesday, 18th December 2002 @ 07:36:07 PM AEST
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This poem makes your heart bleed for all the lonely people out there.
I also wrote a poem in tribute the the lonely, check it out on my sight if you wish.
Great write!
Jeff Scott Morehead

Re: Eating Alone (User Rating: 1 )
by Suzy on Wednesday, 18th December 2002 @ 07:45:39 PM AEST
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Sadly there is a lot of us lonely people out there who know exactly how this feels....great write....

Lasca

Re: Eating Alone (User Rating: 1 )
by Chanti on Wednesday, 18th December 2002 @ 08:11:24 PM AEST
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I know what its like to eat alone. Even when I eat with people, I still feel alone. Thank you for sharing this wonderful poem!

Re: Eating Alone (User Rating: 1 )
by orgygirl on Wednesday, 18th December 2002 @ 10:14:17 PM AEST
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Yeah its hard... I'm getting a taste of that since my bf has been gone for a month. I just want to say this was a wonderful write. Jumping topics: I love your user name. Take care.

Re: Eating Alone (User Rating: 1 )
by zeppchic420 on Monday, 20th January 2003 @ 01:47:50 AM AEST
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This is so heartbreaking. It's hard to even imagine that feeling...

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