Lonely

When you’re lonely

think about your neighbor

They might be lonely too

Our lack of feeling

can coincide

When you’re hopeless

Look at the sunset

It’s filled

with intense yearning

our thirst

can be satisfied

When you’re sleepless

close your eyes

and think

about the stars

the moon

the rain

the snow

When you’re sorrowful

think about your neighbor

They might feel sorrow too

that has no origin

and feels

as if

it stems

from nothing

We relate in abstract ways

that are different

but also

the same

When you feel lonely

sit alone

in a dark room

and feel

really feel

the empty nature

Embrace it

The darkness

is everywhere

whether we choose

to be blind

or openly acknowledge

the inevitable nothingness

of each

and every one

of us