Alone and Afraid, 1971

 There is a lot of talk about being lonely and scared.  Is it just talk?  Do people say, "It will never happen to me"?  It seems that people say they are strong, when they're not.  It can't be expounded on except to say, everyone wears a mask.  Some people were masks all the time; some just wear them around some people, but it is all the same.  People are alone and afraid.  They care about themselves.  Everyone is self-centered.
 Being alone comes in all sizes and shapes.  One can be alone mentally, spiritually, or physically or a combination of all three or any two.  It just isn't right to assume that nobody is ever alone.
 Being afraid is the only thing we can't overcome.  One can be alone and remedy that, but one can't stop being afraid.  Why?  Because everything around us, that we do not know--scares us.  This is called a phobia--being afraid of something.
 Some are alone and afraid.
 This is chronic.