There are the rare times
where I feel
completely
isolated.
This feeling has been
an infrequent visitor
for as long
as I can
remember.
The tightness
in my torso
is a mix of
hunger,
thirst,
and
being lost.
I almost want
to scream
to see if it relieves
me of this
strange
and powerful emotion.
Is it something more?
When you can feel it
everywhere
in your body?
This is one emotion
that is never welcome.
You can appreciate
hurt,
love,
sadness,
anger.
It reminds you,
YOU’RE ALIVE!
But this…
despair…
isolation…
hopelessness…
It feels like
death,
if you could feel death before it hits you.
Death
that is more than happy
to carry
your sad soul to the netherworld
before you’re ready.
It hits you
subtle
but strong
and slowly…
too slowly…
creeps away
like demons do.