Loneliness

Writ large,
born out of disconnect
between me and my Self,
are slivers of Time
where there is but momentary
yearning
for repression of pain
for escape
or, there is a quiet desperation
that no one to blame
but me
me alone.

Ever wonder how painful
those lone moments can be..
living alone, amidst blame?
Moments when
even all relevant
seems so irrelevant.

Don’t have to look far
or even near
‘cause it is right here
enduring
the unrelenting sadness
dripping
as if incessantly
for ages
from the stored cache of
emotional turmoil.

There is then
alienation
and there is
mass loneliness.
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Vijay Nikore
Jan 4, 2026