Lonesome Smile

Such a frantic society, this

We race the night

Just as we do

The hands of the clock;

We do win some;

We lose some, too

And still we wander

Bright with youthful wonder

And young adult hunger

Through each passing night

In search of

A lonesome stranger

A girl whose eyes twinkle

Beside the fire escape

Or a friend of a friend

From another state

Someone not unlike yourself

A lonesome smile upon their face

Love's all we want
In whatever form it takes

Another's company -

Noncommittal though it may be -

Is that which fuels

The core of every human being

The essence of attraction

That thing we call love;

Whatever that thing may be

I've yet to see it;

Could you show me?