Alone Amongst Them

To better see the sky

The people thronged into the street

I stood amongst them

Gazing at my feet

The light shone down upon them

And basking in its grace

Thousands danced to the singing of a million lips

I stood along amongst them

Gazing at my finger tips

So while led onto while

And I stood among them so

Their faces yearning toward the light

My head still hanging low

And then one day the light went out

The crush of people died

Raising my eyes to the heavens I wept

The ground firmly beneath my feet

For I along amongst them

Could stand upon the street

© 1977 by David P Drimer and published in Ibis Yearbook

Photo: In front of the Ashe Administration Building at the University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL --- left to right unknown student (background), Wes Morgan and Dave Drimer