When I’m alone

I truly see that I

Am not alone…

However,

I can be in the midst

Of a crowded store

People bustling by me–

Not noticing me as a person–

Or really just not noticing me at all–

And I feel lonely.

I feel a desperate need

To shake humanity into seeing

Just a glimpse of reality

That we are all walking computers

Programmed

By our parents,

Teachers,

Friends,

Loved ones,

Authority figures,

The media…

Society has truly been corrupted

By greed and hate

I want to find the portal

To a new reality…