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The second of my collections of poems written for "Express It In Eight."

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#1100713 added November 2, 2025 at 10:14am
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Loner
Loner

Yes you’ll not know me
the quiet one who shuns the crowd
watching with haunted eyes
as the mass pursues its fancy
drunk on the emptiness of fashion
loud in camaraderie
shored up with mutual intent.

I am always the other.


Line count: 8
Free verse
For Express It In Eight, 11.02.25
Prompt: Write a poem about a solitary, lonely person.
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