The pain of loneliness (Poem)

Poem about depression and loneliness . I can slay the day, But the night Rules over me with an iron fist, It sets me down, It tells me everything that I long to forget, Lies. Secrets. Fears, It makes me listen, Still as the tomb, It makes me remember, Naked truth! It makes me surrender, Powerless. Wretched. Afraid. I'm like a ship broken up and lost at sea, A caged bird longing to be set free, A prisoner of the dark, I don't want to be alone, The night is cruel, It tortures me. Β© 2022 All Rights Reserved. Annette Kinglock-Murray Quotes about the pain and suffering of feeling alone: βSome nights are made for torture, or reflection, or the savoring of loneliness.β β Poppy Z.Brite βMusic was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.β β Maya Angelou βBut nothing makes a room feel emptier than wanting someone in it.β β Calla Quinn βThe real loneliness is living among all these kind people who only ask o...