Hide and seek

One, two, three
The young boy counts,
And every shadows
Are fading away quietly,
Its almost as he counting
His days, of his age,
And everyone around him
Seem to fade away!
Drifting away from his life
Hiding, dividing, fighting!
And he searches for them!
Those knowingly hiding from him
They don't want him in his life,
But he is a loner, in search
For his friends,
Or is it just a game?
Or is life just a game
Of Hide and Seek?
If so, what are we hiding from?
And what do we seek the most?

-Anuj Ghimire