I want to curl up
Into a tiny ball
Covered in blankets,
Surrounded by darkness.

The loneliness is creeping forth,
Slowly encompassing my life.
Each good-bye
Draws the emptiness forth;
Encouraging it to entwine with the loneliness.

The internal darkness
Climbs through me,
Effecting every part of my life;
Clawing its way to the surface.

The length between each hello
Grows and grows,
Eating at my insides,
Slowly and meticulously.

Each good-bye
Leaves cracks in my heart.
I don’t know
How much more I can endure.

My heart’s fissures
Are widening,
Becoming near impossible to close.
Darkness reaches up
Augmenting each rift.

Attaching to my soul,
The darkness,
The loneliness,
Encompasses me whole.