One rarely belongs 
when one joins 
joining simply reinforces 
ones own uncertainty 
belonging only ever 
exists in oneself 
many of one 
only ever makes 
itself a crowd
and a crowd 
is never about 
the lonely one 
the lonely one 
continues to be 

Clocks keep ticking 
years keep going 
as another one 
comes another goes
like the ocean 
kissing the beach 
on and on
and on until 
we ourselves are
pulled to sea
so goes years
so very few
indeed so very 
fast too a
blink of an 
eye in time 
cheers to 2024