One Of The Variants

One

Condensed version of Alone
A nickname for Only

In your case
Lonely
Restless spirit squandering wishes upon
Fleeting shooting stars

The truth of the situation is
You gambled away so many chances
Pining over unfulfilled romances
Blessed with a shoebox
Empty of any momentos to call your own
While sparingly sharing your scars

Witnessing your reflection in the eyes of another
Speaks of your alignment with a lover
While saying little about you in unpoetic verses

Couples spending a lifetime together
Vowing to love each other for worse or better
May live in entirely alternative universes

Soul mates are for those that believe in such things
People adorned with invisible matching rings
Spectral fingers grasping for the other in the crowd

Empty beds are for those that despair
Over why there is no one for them to care
Left to fend for themselves as they wail aloud

There are those who are afraid of being left behind
Settling for the first person they find
Later discovering the choice was made in haste

Others cautiously take their sweet time
Sipping on friendship like a fine wine
Choosing a selection that best suits their taste

Some invite rejection as means of rejecting invitation
Committing to a lifetime of limitation
Leaving behind many forks along a winding trail

Unlike many never finding their way back
Following that apparition until they lose track
Writing new chapters to a never ending tale

Letting their hearts wash away in the tide
Drifting along in an anchorless boat ride
The breath of expectations filling the sail

Your path is but a detour meant to deter
Searching for a perfect mate certain to ensure
The return trip home is minus any more failure

Wine drinker
Nature hiker
Ghost hunter
Ocean sailor
We come together in a higher being way
How we cross paths
We are unable to say
Taking comfort in knowing one another is out there

It is different for everyone
Everyone is unique
Who you seek out
Or save yourself for
May be waiting for someone else next week

It all depends on who you are
Not where

When push comes to shoving your honesty around
Leaving you battered
Bruised
Laying on the ground
And you are done lying to yourself
Which one of the variants will you choose be?