I am here
I have been here
I have moved on from one chapter
I have moved into another
I have slipped and damaged
myself
I am
drinking too much again
For reasons you wouldn't
understand
I am
still here
still lonely
still wondering what it would be like
to be adored the way I adore
To be admired
To truly be
appreciated
I am
still
I am old
I am dying
while living
I am a stupid optimist
I am a fool
I am a man of means
to an end
I am a man
I am