Every now and then
I feel this word
even though I know
it sounds absurd

But lonely appears
so very often to me
think I might have
a chronic sensitivity

I often feel it’s power
like a magnet from within
the teardrops collecting
underneath my skin

I try to hold them back
But the pull is so strong
and what I know now
I’ve known all along

I let go of all my promises
seems I’m doing it again
this heart can’t help
but let loneliness win

Most think I’m doing great
I can smile like the rest
but if you look beneath
there’s trouble in my chest

The weight of sadness
suffocates my will
keeping me from everything
standing so still

I know I’m not the only one
so the tears I wipe away
burying them inside me
to live another day

© 2024 Michelle Cook

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