If I were a thought

I would pass you by

Two,

     Three,  

                 Four,

Is company

Five

    I arrive 

And suddenly

   a crowd

If I were a sound

   I would echo

If you were a cavern

you’d answer back

If a crowd were a room

             it’d be empty

If I were a thought

   I’d pass you by



           why

     do          you

give me such

      a           wide

         berth



    Why am I always

an arm’s length away?

Why do the crowds surround

              yet I feel so alone?

If you were a bubble

could I break through?

If you were a cavern

would you hear me?

If I were your friend

 would you listen?



      If I were an echo

whose

 voice would call back?

If I were a thought

Would I pass you by?

If I weren’t alone

would I know it?

 If I were lonely

would you break

          from the crowd

keep me company?

If I were a thought

Would you think it?