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