discovering loneliness

we think

we know what loneliness is,

but we

don't.

we think it's being alone,

by oneself

for days,

or hours at a time, to go

years

without anyone to talk to.

we think of loneliness

as isolation,

but it's not.

you'll truly know

what loneliness is 

when you're

lying next to someone

in bed

when the love is gone

and the room

is dark.

when you live together,

untouched.