Walking in Darkness

What happens to a man when he finds that he no longer belongs?
When all he sees is the desert of people and cars?
What happens to man when he no longer knows where he comes from?
I don't really know, but I've seen him walking in darkness.

What happens to man when he loses his love?
When all he has are just old memories?
I don't really know, but I've seen him walking in darkness.

What happens to a man when he forgets who he is, and everyone tells him
That he is someone else?
Does he pick up a new life? Does he get married and settle down?
I don't really know, but I've seen him walking in darkness.

I've seen this man many times before, walking alone and never saying word.
What happens to a poet when he loses his words?
I don't really know, but I've seen him alone walking in darkness.

 
                                                                                 January 31, 2004
                                                                              --Alexander Shaumyan