Loneliness

I wake up wide-eyed

only to find myself lost

in the crowd

like a toddler alone 

at Times's square on New year's eve

There is a light shining through me

only to be unseen

by others' stress clouds

like a blind's eyesight in the veil of darkness

I feel like a weed in a stream

trying to diverge the current

only to see it come undone moments later

like dividing any number by one

I hear myself 

roaring like a lion

only to be unheard

like sound in the quiet of space

I am making 

splashes in the ocean

only to be carried away

likes waves coming to shore

I find myself 

driving on a cold winter's night

alone and lonely, nobody in sight for miles

like the moon on a cloudy night

This loneliness is killing me slowly

I find myself 

longing to be perceived

wanting to shine brightness unto others

craving to be listened

needing to be a rock to split the torrent

hoping to be a tsunami in the sea

Is this too much to ask for …

© Tarun Gupta

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