self imposed solitude
the only control of
the uncertain comforting
dreams of another
wake to empty arms
holding air and the
nothing in between
alone to save others
from the inner chaos
of a mind unmade
sentenced to eternal
damnation at the hands
of an unrelenting judge
angelic minds turned
towards the soft embrace
of nightfall madness
together we are apart
separated by a rift in
my very soul that no
human connection can
bridge or cross lost
to the feeling of self
awash in the emotions of
others empathetic to
the point of unfeeling
watch the threads
unraveling as my heart
comes undone at the seams
i am alone because i feel
more alive when my heart
is the only one i hear
beating with the longing
for another heart to call
home