Jay Mortimer's poem is about being alone and missing a happier, more playful time. The speaker keeps returning to the word "lonely," and the lines shrink as the feeling sinks in: "no friends" becomes "friends?", "no one" becomes "no?", and "alone" is repeated until it sounds almost empty. The questions suggest someone doubting whether company is even possible.
The "silly rhymes" seem to stand for a lighter past, maybe childhood or easier days with other people. The speaker misses them and asks, "where did they go?" without getting an answer. The repeated stanza makes the question feel stuck in the speaker's head.
October appears as a time the speaker wants to forget, and "it's nearly over / it's over / OVER" builds into a shout of relief or exhaustion. Yet the ending admits that forgetting won't work: "i'll remember." The mood is quiet, sad and restless, with childlike rhyme sitting against grown-up isolation.