Forsaken Soul

My heart aches with something fierce  
An overwhelming sorrow  
Knocking the wind  
Out of my soul  
   
One by one they pair off  
By design, like clockwork  
Year after year  
Forced to play paranymph  
   
I begrudgingly comply  
Appeasing my closest friends  
Guaranteed contributions  
To their joyous matrimony  
   
I dismally watch on  
From the dark recess they left me  
They happily carry on with their lives  
While I am left by the wayside  
   
I once had a maiden of my own  
As beautiful and wonderful  
That I could have hoped for  
An intimate betrothment was nigh  
   
The betrayal she sowed  
Crushed my heart to dust  
Abandoned in desolation  
No longer worth my trust  
   
And now, I painstakingly move on  
At the mercy of my wretched thoughts  
Observing acquaintances becoming espoused  
As I remain indefinitely alone