Alone In Your Mind

You live every day the exact same way. Surrounded by people, but not connected with them. You get so close, but you never actually reach them. The clouds never actually part and you never actually see the sun. You swim in a sea of faces but none of them actually see you. You are so alone. Loneliness haunts you day and night. You shouldn’t feel this way. You should be happy. Some people never get to see as many people as you do, and yet you are ungrateful. At least that’s how you feel. But true loneliness isn‘t dependent upon social interaction. True loneliness isn’t the feeling you get when you’re bored and nobody else is hanging out with you. It’s the feeling of darkness that creeps in when you’re trying to fall asleep. It’s the hint of cold that you feel even when snuggled up in a blanket. It’s the feeling of storm clouds on a sunny day. It’s when you have to binge watch TV shows because dealing with your real life is too painful. It’s the fear in the back of your mind that for some reason never leaves. That is loneliness, and you don’t have to be alone to feel it.