I walk away from parties
and celebrate alone
life’s travesties indistinguishable
from the pleasures I have known

I’m fraught with understanding
the virtues of this place
but have yet to find a way
to thrive and to save face

but what takes me there I wonder
as I celebrate alone
To where I would encounter
possibilities as yet unknown

I move onward with distinction
unhampered by company
alone to celebrate myself
and the fact that I am free

to keep seeking possibilities
to keep chasing some ideals
that draw me forward, lead me on
in celebration of what i’ll be