Lonely is just one word

Lonely is just one word
chosen to represent so much,
to tell of feelings inside
that the senses cannot touch.

Lonely can be in the teardrops
on a bereaved person’s cheek,
Lonely can be in the silence of sorrows
too deep to speak.

Lonely can haunt a deserted room
that Laughter once made proud,
Lonely surrounds you when you’re alone
or finds you in a crowd.

Lonely is heard in echoed footsteps of a departing friend,
Lonely penetrates the solitude of nights
that will not end.

Lonely will not listen to the pleadings of a broken heart-
Lonely stays and torments
until new Love shatters it apart.

Alone

Alone I sleep,
And alone I wake,
Alone I dream,
And alone I ache.

Alone I live,
And alone I cry,
Alone I think,
And alone I'll die.

Alone I try,
And alone I fall,
Alone I fail,
And alone I crawl.

Alone I break,
And alone I sit,
Alone I was,
Alone I am.

And alone I'll always be.

But don't despair

Despair, if you must -
But how's it going to pull you through?
Despair, when you trust
Naught since then there's naught to do.
Despair, should you thrust
Aside your pride; your self-esteem.
And so despair, if it's dust -
The only substance that you deem.
Despair, when a gust
Of slightly breeze can break your stance.
And do despair, when lust
Is your interpretation of romance.
But don't despair, if you can care
About the plight of any other being.
And you can focus on the help,
Support, and altruistic further actions
For the seeing: be believing -
As despair will start receding
All around - simply since you found
A way to steer you clear
From the very cause of your despair!
So give to others - give them all a helping lift:
Despair, you'll find will disappear -
And that has got to be a well-deserved
And saintly gift!

What's the point of despairing over something that will never be and has never even come to be? Sometimes desire isn't enough. Sometimes determination isn't enough. What you need could be luck and the right flow of elements. Oh what the heck. Just let it go and stop fucking dwelling over it.