Loneliness

''Loneliness".
I fight it with all my strength, but so hard to beat- even when you're surrounded by people, friends, family. When you're alone in what you do, alone in what you feel, you're alone final. A million people can surround and love you, but you're still alone.
How do I fight it? I wish I knew, but I try. I try to make everyone go away, so I dont' have to feel so lonely. So that maybe when no one's around, I have nothing to feel lonely about because I'm with myself, and myself is who I can relate to most, is who knows me best, is who I can run or cry to and not be judged. Because then, even if I'm alone, I'm never alone.

And with all these people around me, I've never been so lonely.


-By Shaista Yousuf