Being an Outsider

is always tough
and missing the mark
something to talk
about – except
you’re the subject
of this great dialogue.

Whispers at the office
fountain are
always without you
drinks after hours spent
at the job
usually excluding
you know who.

When the sky is dark
and the night
seems so lonely
there’s always someone
around to let you in.

© Richard L. Provencher