Loneliness

There may be so much going on around you but its there

The silence, which was once welcomed, now changes to

The wide bed, which once was enjoyed, now shouts

No one to chat to, no one to gossip to, no one to stop the

Friends may be around, may call, may laugh and joke but in the end it is still

No unexpected phone call, no whispers of ‘I love you’ only

No touch when no one is looking, no secret glance into my eyes, only

No answer to the call of ‘I need you’ no SMS to let me know that wherever you are, you are thinking of me only

Friends may declare love but love without commitment leads to loneliness

The loneliness of staring at the phone, looking out the window, enough to drive you into the deeper pit of loneliness

Why did you leave me alone?

Why did you have to go?

Why did it have to end?

Why did you leave me with such

Loneliness?

African Woman's Poetry