Alone

 To influence the world, you must let yourself be influenced in turn. 
This is my mantra,
These are the words I let guide my life.
Yet now the world has been closed off to me,
And no one will let me speak out.

I feel so alone,
Unwanted.
In my younger days, 
I dreamed of success,
Of joining those 
Who bring the world to life.
But in time,
It became clear that I was too stupid to do that.

I watch as my world fades
Bit by bit,
Person after person vanishing
Into the great unknown.

How am I supposed to find meaning
In this empty place?

All I can do is dream,
Dream of a future only I believe in.
A future where nobody needs to work,
So everyone's contributions have value. 

How I wish I could just write,
Just let my thoughts spill out across the page,
Never needing to fear a future where nobody cares.