My loneliness

My loneliness

Wraps itself around me

Like a cloak

And I sit by a proverbial fireplace

Feeling warm

In the silence

My loneliness

Is persistent

I have waved him goodbye time and time again

But he always returns

And he feels so familiar

Comfortable

Like a true friend

My loneliness

Likes dark rooms

Lit with the light of a laptop screen

My loneliness

Keeps me awake past midnight

Writing stories nobody will ever read

My loneliness

Feels good