It bubbles up

As the loneliness is forced down

How

Do I ignore the need of touch,

The need of love? How do

People love being alone? How    

Do

I force down the need, force

Down the want, that eternal

Craving of someone who

Cares? Sometimes,

I

Imagine someone here with

Me, holding me, telling me

It’ll all be okay, in sweet

Whispers of false hope. I

Live

With reminders of broken

Promises from broken

People, forever haunting,

Taunting,

Without

Ever taking action. I

Accept my punishment

For my naivete, never

Forgetting, it was always

My fault, for I was the

One who believed them.

Because of these lies,

Empty words, shattered

Dreams, I go on without

.Love