I Cry Alone

You wonder why I seem so cold,

So distant and so hard to know,

You think I have a heart of stone,

But you can’t see, you could not know, no one can,

I cry alone.

I see them pass so unaware,

From what’s on view they cannot tell,

Even when they stand so close

I’m safe inside, my mind is mine, I hide my pain

And cry alone.

In solitude away from eyes I cry.

When in a crowded room with an audience at hand,

With those who would deride my pain I hide.

My joy for life does not fade,

Even through my darkest hour,

Still I hope and sometimes pray

That happiness my soul will fill then once again

I’ll cry out loud. I’ll share my tears.

Harry Hammond
28th October 2001