Destiny

Again last night you came to me
With tales of the end of your latest romance
Asking how you could possibly bear the pain
With your head on my shoulder
     I dried your tears
While assuring you that tomorrow
Someone new would come along
When you were finally comforted
       You kissed my cheek
And returned to your world

As I looked around my apartment
       Now empty again
I thought of my walks in the park
       Watching the couples
          Of tables for one
        And movies alone
And as I reached for a book of poetry
        I felt the moisture of a tear
       Running down my face

For a while some people have
      A shoulder to cry on
It is the destiny of others
      To cry alone