the consequence of loneliness

"I am alone."

The words utter from your lips 

As if there were no one around to hear them

As if I were but a ghost

Transparent, transposable, translucent 

A once radiating light in your gaze

Just as soon to be dulled or turned down

A roaring crimson fire abalze

Just as soon to be suffocated or put out

Starved for oxygen in the way that I

am starved for any sense of purpose

When you tell me you are alone

As if I am simply not standing right in front of you

With this revelation

With this mile in your shoes

I find myself looking around only to realize

that I am alone too.