surrounded, yet so alone

Loneliness engulfs you like darkness on a cold night
when the cold wind chills you to the bone in the lack of light
You look around in search of a companion
but soon tears begin to blur your vision.
At times you're surrounded by so many people
and still wouldn't be missed if you fell down a tunnel
At other times you just sit by yourself
staring at all the pictures on the shelf
There are so many people you could talk to
but none that you think would understand you
Even if you did decide to give your feelings away,
you're not sure of what you'd  be able to say.
So you bottle it up till you can take no more
and then cry it out till your eyes are sore
Wishing someone would come to your rescue
but there's no one around to hug you but you
You retreat to your own special place
a tree top, a hillock, or a high terrace
And sit with the wind caressing your face
drying the tears, and leaving no trace
Leaving nothing to see, everything to feel
So true, yet so unreal

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