Loneliness

To the moments of silence, stay witnessed that I swallowed my complaints.

To the empty rooms, stay witnessed I did not run.

To the hollow spaces, stay witnessed that I breathed through the ache.

To the quietness, stay witness that I made you my friend

Let the walls remember that I did not cry loud.

Let the night testify that I did not shatter in its darkness.

Let the sunsets remember how I carried the weight of solitude.

In the absence of voices around, I simply endured.

Empty chairs and unshared meals, 

Wilted flowers and forgotten notes,

Drawn curtains and empty corners,

Unspoken prayer and silent dinner,

I have pushed myself to survive.

Loneliness once peaked from the window

I let it stay for some time

It lives with me now

I believe it is all mine