Lonely in a Crowd

So many voices

So many voices

Room full of laughter

Lights overhead

Conversations

Already ahead

I find a corner

Hold my ground

Close enough

But not around

Smiles move fast

Like I should know

When to lean in

When to let go

Lonely in a crowd

Standing in the sound

Everyone connected

I'm just looking down

Lonely in a crowd

Noise without a home

Right here in the middle

Still alone

Names get traded

Jokes fly past

I nod along

A second late

Timing off

By just enough

Close to fitting

Not enough

It's not rejection

Not a war

Just a feeling

I've felt before

Lonely in a crowd

Face in the light

Everyone laughing

I'm out of sight

Lonely in a crowd

Breathing the same air

Surrounded by people

Nobody there

Maybe I built it

Maybe it's mine

Maybe the distance

Lives in my mind

Or maybe sometimes

You're just outside

Looking in

From the other side

Lonely in a crowd

Still I stand

Learning slowly

How to land

Lonely in a crowd

Not undone

Still here breathing

Still not gone