being lonely is different
then being alone

you can be lonely while surrounded by people
but to be alone is to be truly by yourself

and when you are truly alone
the worst kind of lonely sets in

Maybe I am an Image
A comic book villain
A video game antagonist
Unlocked and playable
Free for your narrative

Maybe I run on
hearing-aid batteries?
Quietly chirping for
your attention
and affection
A dot matrix
mess to clean

Maybe I am
a Happy Meal
invisible sustenance
to tear through
to find the toy
Cheap joy

Maybe I am
The time you
wet yourself
discreet accident
of only your
awareness
The secret
of shame

Maybe I am nothing
A thing
that remembers
You
in absence
of us

Air we need
It's free for all.

Freedom we want
It comes with a price.

I would give up
The world, my life
My soul, my heart
Give everything up for you
But the only thing
You will give up on
Is me

The greatest actor in the world-

The one who hides his tears
behind his smile
and makes the world laugh.

Gone too soon,
too far away,
far beyond reach,
without saying goodbye.
Only memories are left now.