me, myself and i

there's a kid at school that i see every day on the third floor during the lunch hour. he is always seated alone on the linoleum, cross-legged, in a corner of the hallway. i have noticed the kid since september. whenever i spot him, he is usually eating his lunch from a paper bag - a sandwich and a juice box, as far as i can tell. he never has a book or a mobile device in his hand, like some of the others do. it's just he and the lunch bag. he appears lonely, although i suppose i shouldn't jump to any conclusions. at the very least he is always alone, at least whenever i catch sight of him around the noon hour. sometimes i wonder what is going through his head as he glimpses flocks of boisterous teenagers making their way past him on their way to wherever it is that boisterous teenagers make their way during the lunch period. i don't necessarily feel pity or sympathy for him, but i do occasionally ask myself if there is something i could do to... well, if there is something i could do for him. should i assume that he is, in fact, feeling lonesome after trying unsuccessfully to make friends or would that be condescending on my part? after all, i am a bit of a loner, in case you haven't noticed. or should i just let him be? perhaps the lunch hour represents his own personal fortress of solitude where he is able to gather strength and energy while he nourishes his mind and rejuvenates his soul. or perhaps he is, in fact, the loneliest kid at my school. my mother has often told me that when i was a young boy in elementary school, i frequently expressed empathy for the new kid in class who was trying to fit in and make friends. (i personally have no memory of these incidents, as i have no memory of any incidents prior to my thirteenth birthday, but i also have no reason to doubt my mother's sincerity.) so perhaps that may explain why i always seem to notice this one boy at school seated in a corner of the hallway flying solo as he enjoys his lunch. assuming he is actually enjoying his lunch, that is.

and an island never cries: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My9I8q-iJCI