Tagged: lonely

on closer inspection,

on closer inspection,
we all reach out
similarly,
with something to
give, something to
take, and always,
with something lonely
for something that
will make us
even lonelier
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: lonelier

no one caught it when

no one caught it when
you said it’s crushingly lonely
out here, making so

many connections just to
bear some semblance to wholeness
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: semblance

there are a lot of

there are a lot of
things that i don’t
say – like how even
with you, i get
lonely sometimes,
or how i prefer
the loneliness
to making a run
for it – okay,
maybe only one
or two things
.
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if the loneliest

if the loneliest
version of her meets
the loneliest version
of him,
they might not
be so lonely
after all
.
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and how do i say

as though an after-

as though an after-
thought, you arrived an hour
ahead of schedule

as i prepare for my own
flight, a lonely departure
.
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the act of counting

the act of counting
reveals its own
contrasts – two
is closer to
one than three,
and the latter
more well-rounded,
yet does not play
well with others.
two is sometimes
indecisive, and
one appears
often
and lonely
.
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the glass was overflowing

the glass was overflowing
with kisses, set stranded
in the center
of a crowded bistro,
so lonely, still so
full of promises
.
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